AttrDict.py

class AttrDict(dict):
    """ Simple class to make dictionary able to use attribute get operation
        to get elements it contains using syntax like:

        >>> d = AttrDict(arg1=1, arg2='hello')
        >>> print d.arg1
            1
        >>> print d.arg2
            hello
        >>> print d['arg2']
            hello
        >>> print d['arg1']
            1
    """
    def __getattribute__(self, name):
        try:
            return super(AttrDict, self).__getattribute__(name)
        except AttributeError:
            try:
                return super(AttrDict, self).__getitem__(name)
            except KeyError:
                raise AttributeError(name)

    def __setattr__(self, name, value):
        self[name] = value