Simple class to dict

simple_class_to_dict.py

class Foo:
    def __init__(self):
        self.a = 10
        self.b = 'simple'

def to_dict(obj):
    return obj.__dict__

def to_dict2(obj):
    d = {}
    for k,v in obj.__dict__.item():
        if key.startswith('_'):
            continue
        d[k] = v
    return d