Converts the output of an "ipconfig /all" command to a nested dictionary.

ipconfig_to_dict.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# ipconfig_to_dict.py *****************
#
#   converts the output of an "ipconfig /all" command
#   to a nested dictionary.
#
# *************************************


from __future__ import print_function
import subprocess

def ipconfig_to_dict(raw_command):
    """
    Converts the return of a ipconfig command into a dictionary and returns results.
    """
    dict_command = {}

    raw_command = raw_command.decode("utf-8")
    split_command = raw_command.split("\r\n")
    split_command = [x for x in split_command if x]


    for item in split_command:
        split_item = item.split(" : ")
        # print("%r" % split_item)

        if len(split_item) == 1:
            current_superkey = split_item[0]
            if current_superkey.endswith(":"):
                current_superkey = current_superkey.replace(':', '')

            dict_command[current_superkey] = {}

        try:
            split_key = split_item[0].rstrip()
            split_value = split_item[1].rstrip()

            if ' .' in split_key:
                temp_key = split_key.replace('.', '')
                temp_key = temp_key.rstrip()
                temp_key = temp_key.lstrip()
                split_key = temp_key

            if '","' in split_value:
                temp_value = split_value.replace('"', '')
                temp_value = temp_value.rsplit()
                split_value = temp_value

            try:
                if dict_command[current_superkey][split_key] is not None:
                    if isinstance(dict_command[current_superkey][split_key], list):
                        dict_command[current_superkey][split_key].append(split_value)
                    else:
                        temp_value = dict_command[current_superkey][split_key]
                        dict_command[current_superkey][split_key] = [temp_value]
                        dict_command[current_superkey][split_key].append(split_value)
            except KeyError:
                dict_command[current_superkey][split_key] = split_value

        except:
            pass

    return dict_command


def main():
    ipconfig_raw = subprocess.check_output(["ipconfig", "/all"])

    ipconfig_dict = ipconfig_to_dict(ipconfig_raw)

    for key, value in ipconfig_dict.items():
        print(key)
        for subkey, subitem in value.items():
            print("\t%s: %s" % (subkey, subitem))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()