page_to_dict.py

def page_to_dict(target_op, target_page, p_name, ignore_list):
    ''' 
        A reusable method for capturing parameters on a single page of a COMP
    
        Args
        ---------------
        target_op (TouchDesigner COMP):
        > a ToughDesigner COMP that has custom parameters you would like to convert
        > into a python dictionary.
        
        target_page (str):
        > the string name of the page whose parameters you would like to
        > convert into a python dictionary.
    
        p_name (str):
        > a name for the preset / cue.
        
        ignore_list (list):
        > a list of parameters you do not want to include.
                                
        Returns
        ---------------
        par_dict (dict)
        > a dictionary containing a preset name and dictionary of parameters.
    '''

    # create empty par_dict with input name as the preset_name value
    par_dict = {
        "preset_name"   : p_name,
        "preset_vals"   : {}
    }

    # loop through each parameter in the target_op and capture its name and
    # value only if its custom page matches the input string for target_page, 
    # and the pars are not on the ignore_list
    for each_par in target_op.pars():
        if each_par.isCustom and each_par.page == target_page and each_par.name not in ignore_list:
            par_dict["preset_vals"][each_par.name] = each_par.val

    return par_dict

# example use

target_op   = op('base_preset_builder')
page        = "Remnants Presets"
p_name      = target_op.par.Presetname.val
ignore_list = ["Presetname", "Recordcue"]

presets = page_to_dict(target_op, page, p_name, ignore_list)