How do I parse a VCard to a Python dictionary?
I'm trying to figure out how to parse a VCard to a Python dictionary using VObject.
vobj=vobject.readOne(string)
print vobj.behavior.knownChildren
This is all I get:
{'CATEGORIES': (0, None, None), 'ADR': (0, None, None), 'UID': (0, None, None), 'PHOTO': (0, None, None), 'LABEL': (0, None, None), 'VERSION': (1, 1, None), 'FN': (1, 1, None), 'ORG': (0, None, None), 'N': (1, 1, None), 'PRODID': (0, 1, None)}
How can I populate the dictionary with my VCard data?
Answer
You don't want to look at the behavior, you want to look at vobj itself. The behavior is a data structure describing what children are required/expected, and how to translate those children into appropriate Python data structures.
The vobj object is a vobject Component. Its contents attribute is a dictionary of vobject ContentLines and possibly Components, so
vobject.contents
will give you a dictionary of objects.
If you want a more human readable view of what was parsed, do:
vobj.prettyPrint()
To access individual children, do, for instance:
vobj.adr