gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/python
 
"""
Programmatically altering plists with Python, shooting to add support to ansible
"""
import optparse
 
import FoundationPlist
# from munkilib import FoundationPlist
 
p = optparse.OptionParser()
p.add_option('--file', '-f', help="File we're operating on")
p.add_option('--read', '-r', help='Checks value')
p.add_option('--write', '-w', help='Changes value')
p.add_option('--delete', '-d', help='Deletes value')
p.add_option('--value', '-v', help='Value')
 
options, arguments = p.parse_args()
 
def main():
    if options.file:
        found_plist = FoundationPlist.readPlist(options.file)
    
        if options.read:
            print found_plist[options.read]
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()