gistfile1.py

'''
jshash, an improved python dictionary.

 basic functionality comes from web.py's storage()
 added support for the with-statement
 
 if you're running python <2.6, you need to put

   from __future__ import with_statement

 at the first line of the script.

'''
class jshash(dict):
  def __getattr__(self, k):
    if self.has_key(k): return self[k]
    raise AttributeError, repr(k)
  def __setattr__(self, k, v): self[k] = v
  def __delattr__(self, k): del self[k]
  def __enter__(self): return self
  def __exit__(self, type, value, tv): pass

# indifferent access
o = jshash()
o['foo'] = 1
o.bar = 2

# avoids funky {} multi-line blocks
with jshash() as o:
  o.foo = 1
  o.bar = 2