Inspect a (big and nested) python dictionary in VSCode

view_dict.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

def view_dict(d: dict):
    '''View a (nested) dictionary in a new VSCode paneas a temp file for inspection'''
    from yaml import dump
    from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
    from os import system
    from subprocess import call

    with NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".yml") as f:
        content = dump(d)
        f.write(content.encode("utf-8"))
        f.seek(0)  # write buffer
        print(f"Open VSCode with generated file {f.name}")
        call(["code", "--wait", f.name])

d = {
    "foo": {
        "a": 1,
        "b": 2
    },
    "bar": "bar"
}

view_dict(d)