store dictionary names in a list, and retrieve them as a printable string

def varname(var):

    import inspect

    frame = inspect.currentframe()

    var_id = id(var)

    for name in frame.f_back.f_locals.keys():

        try:

            if id(eval(name)) == var_id:return(name)

        except:return var

cmra_data,char_data, face_data, hand_data = {}, {}, {}, {}
hair_data, lite_data, mtrl_data, pose_data = {}, {}, {}, {}
prop_data =  {}

alldicts = [cmra_data, char_data, face_data, hand_data,
            hair_data, lite_data, mtrl_data, pose_data,
            prop_data,]

count = 0
for dictionary in alldicts:
    print(f"Dictionary {count} Name : {varname(dictionary)}")
    count += 1

output :

Dictionary 0 Name : cmra_data

Dictionary 1 Name : char_data

Dictionary 2 Name : face_data

Dictionary 3 Name : hand_data

Dictionary 4 Name : hair_data

Dictionary 5 Name : lite_data

Dictionary 6 Name : mtrl_data

Dictionary 7 Name : pose_data

Dictionary 8 Name : prop_data

This script allows you to store dictionary names as strings : 

useful if you need to print the dictionary name for debugging 

or just to let the user know which dictionary is being accessed.

** NOTE @ it does not work for :

    alldicts = [{} for _ in range(9)]

since alldicts has no named dictionaries inside

For which; the output becomes :

Dictionary 0 Name : dictionary

Dictionary 1 Name : dictionary

Dictionary 2 Name : dictionary

Dictionary 3 Name : dictionary

Dictionary 4 Name : dictionary

Dictionary 5 Name : dictionary

Dictionary 6 Name : dictionary

Dictionary 7 Name : dictionary

Dictionary 8 Name : dictionary

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Forum: Poser Python Scripting

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