python: serialize a dictionary into a simple html output

Question

using app engine - yes i know all about django templates and other template engines.

Lets say i have a dictionary or a simple object, i dont know its structure and i

Answer 1

Here is my version with support of lists (labels are verbose names of keys in dictionary):

def render_value(value, labels):
    if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
        return render_list(value, labels)
    elif isinstance(value, dict):
        return render_dict(value, labels)
    else:
        return value


def render_list(lst, labels):
    items = [
        '
%s
' % render_value(value, labels)
        for value in lst
    ]
    return '\n'.join(['\n
'] + items + ['
\n'])


def render_dict(dct, labels):
    items = []
    for key, value in dct.items():
        if not value: continue

        key = labels.get(key, key)
        value = render_value(value, labels)
        items.append('
%s: %s
' % (key, value))

    return '\n'.join(['\n
'] + items + ['
\n'])