python stuff

gistfile1.txt

drew@drew-8570w:~$ cat output.txt 
Extension Packs: 1
Pack no. 0:   Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
Version:      5.2.8
Revision:     121009
Edition:
Description:  USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 Host Controller, Host Webcam, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM, Disk Encryption, NVMe.
VRDE Module:  VBoxVRDP
Usable:       true
Why unusable: 

drew@drew-8570w:~$ cat output.txt | python -c "import sys; a=dict(s.split(':') for s in sys.stdin); print a['Extension Packs'].strip();"
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drew@drew-8570w:~$ cat output.txt | python -c "import sys; a=dict(s.split(':') for s in sys.stdin); print a.keys()"
['Usable', 'Description', 'VRDE Module', 'Pack no. 0', 'Extension Packs', 'Edition', 'Version', 'Why unusable', 'Revision']

drew@drew-8570w:~$ cat output.txt | python -c "import sys; a=dict(s.split(':') for s in sys.stdin); print a.values()"
['       true\n', '  USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 Host Controller, Host Webcam, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM, Disk Encryption, NVMe.\n', '  VBoxVRDP\n', '   Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack\n', ' 1\n', '\n', '      5.2.8\n', ' \n', '     121009\n']

cat some.json | python -c "import sys, json; print json.load(sys.stdin)['anArray'][0]['subArray'][0]['someValue']"

drew@drew-8570w:~$ cat output.txt | python -c "import sys; print dict(s.split(':') for s in sys.stdin)['Extension Packs'].strip()"
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drew@drew-8570w:~$ cat output.txt | grep "Extension Packs" | cut -d: -f 2 | xargs echo
1