Convert unicode string dictionary into dictionary in python

Question

I have unicode u\"{\'code1\':1,\'code2\':1}\" and I want it in dictionary format.

I want it in {\'code1\':1,\'code2\':1} format.

I

Answer 1

You can use built-in ast package:

import ast

d = ast.literal_eval("{'code1':1,'code2':1}")

Help on function literal_eval in module ast:

literal_eval(node_or_string)

Safely evaluate an expression node or a string containing a Python expression. The string or node provided may only consist of the following Python literal structures: strings, numbers, tuples, lists, dicts, booleans, and None.