obj2pystr

Convert AHK objects to strings Python can convert to Python objects

Modified from obj2str.ahk by errorseven. burque505 Feb 14 2023 (No, I'm not thrilled about the name of my script :))

The motivating factor for this mod was a desire to export AHK v1 objects to stdout via 'FileAppend, % obj2str(YourObjectHere), *' and process the result in Python, using the library 'ahk'

https://github.com/spyoungtech/ahk https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=63184&p=270111&hilit=spyoungtech#p270111

A requirement is the ability to process multiline strings in both AHK and Python, which meant jumping through some hoops with continuation sections and StrReplace(). I also need to be able to process underscores in key names in dictionaries.

AHK Script 'your_script_here5.ahk'

#Include obj2pystr.ahk

hughes = 
(
John James Hughes
as Trusteee
of the J.J. Hughes Revocable Living Trust
)

MyStuff := [1, 2, 3, 5, hughes]
;MsgBox % Obj2PyStr(MyDict)
FileAppend, % Obj2PyStr(MyStuff), *

##Python to read the output of that script:

from ahk import AHK
from ast import literal_eval

ahk = AHK()

with open(r"your_script_here5.ahk", 'r') as f:
    my_script =  f.read()

result = ahk.run_script(my_script)
print(result)  
NewStuff = literal_eval(result)
print(type(NewStuff))
print(NewStuff[4])

##Result:

[1, 2, 3, 5, '''John James Hughes
as Trusteee
of the J.J. Hughes Revocable Living Trust''']
<class 'list'>
John James Hughes
as Trusteee
of the J.J. Hughes Revocable Living Trust

Now for a 'Dictionary' (associative array in AHK v1) AHK Script 'your_script_here4.ahk':

#Include obj2pystr.ahk

hughes = 
(
John James Hughes
as Trusteee
of the J.J. Hughes Revocable Living Trust
)

MyDict := {borrowers:[{1_FullName:"James Roberts", 2_Street:"346 Cage St", 3_City:"Tarzana", 4_State:"CA", 5_Zip:90111}]
, lenders:[{1_FullName:hughes, 2_Street:"123 Anywhere", 3_City:"Albacore", 4_State:"NT", 5_Zip:80111}]}

;MsgBox % Obj2PyStr(MyDict)
FileAppend, % Obj2PyStr(MyDict), *

##Python script to process the above:

from ahk import AHK
#import json
from ast import literal_eval

ahk = AHK()

with open(r"your_script_here4.ahk", 'r') as f:
    my_script =  f.read()

result = ahk.run_script(my_script)
print(result)  
NewStuff = literal_eval(result)
print(type(NewStuff))
print(NewStuff["lenders"][0]["1_FullName"])

##Result:

{"borrowers":[{"1_FullName":'''James Roberts''', "2_Street":'''346 Cage St''', "3_City":'''Tarzana''', "4_State":'''CA''', "5_Zip":90111}], "lenders":[{"1_FullName":'''John James Hughes
as Trusteee
of the J.J. Hughes Revocable Living Trust''', "2_Street":'''123 Anywhere''', "3_City":'''Albacore''', "4_State":'''NT''', "5_Zip":80111}]}
<class 'dict'>
John James Hughes
as Trusteee
of the J.J. Hughes Revocable Living Trust

NOTE: Other AHK objects remain untested

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