Set variables based on dictionary

[Joan Miller]

How to set local variables based on dictionary contents?

 

[Peter Otten]

How to set local variables based on dictionary contents?

.... for k, v in d.iteritems(): exec "%s = v" % k
.... return locals()
....{'a': 42, 'k': 'b', 'b': 'yadda', 'd': {'a': 42, 'b': 'yadda'}, 'v':
'yadda'}warning: this can execute arbitrary code
{'a': 42, 'k': "print 'warning: this can execute arbitrary code'; a", 'd':
{"print 'warning: this can execute arbitrary code'; a": 42}, 'v': 42}

Peter