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.

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Answer 1

You can use literal_eval. You may also want to be sure you are creating a dict and not something else. Instead of assert, use your own error handling.

from ast import literal_eval
from collections import MutableMapping

my_dict = literal_eval(my_str_dict)
assert isinstance(my_dict, MutableMapping)