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Created September 5, 2011 19:23
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Convert between JSON and Plist Files
#!/usr/bin/env python
import plistlib
import json
import tkFileDialog
import re
import sys
file_to_open = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename(message="Select an existing plist or json file to convert.")
converted = None
if file_to_open.endswith('json'):
converted = "plist"
converted_dict = json.load(open(file_to_open))
file_to_write = tkFileDialog.asksaveasfilename(message="Select a filename to save the converted file.",
defaultextension = converted)
plistlib.writePlist(converted_dict, file_to_write)
elif file_to_open.endswith('plist'):
converted = "json"
converted_dict = plistlib.readPlist(file_to_open)
converted_string = json.dumps(converted_dict, sort_keys=True, indent=4)
file_to_write = tkFileDialog.asksaveasfilename(message="Select a filename to save the converted file.",
defaultextension = converted)
open(file_to_write, 'w').write(converted_string)
else:
print("WHAT THE F*** ARE YOU TRYING TO DO??????")
sys.exit(1)
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