gistfile1.py

# For extracting user and pass
 
preds = map(eq_fact, ['user_name', 'password'])
[[user_name], [password]] = pred_list_partition(preds, kwargs, False)
 
def eq_fact(name):
     
    def wrapped(x):
        return x == name
     
    return wrapped
 
def pred_list_partition(predicate_list, in_list, with_else=True):
    """
    Partitions the list based on predicate_list.
    This creates len(predicate_list) lists or +1 if with_else is True
    and inserts each element of in_list to the list of the first predicate
    that returns true or to the last one if with else is True otherwise drops
    the element
    """
    if with_else:
        predicate_list.append(lambda x: True)
    pcount = len(predicate_list)
    ret = [[] for _ in xrange(pcount)]
    for el in in_list:
        for i in xrange(pcount):
            if predicate_list[i](el):
                ret[i].append(el)
                break
    return ret