Python – Convert String to Nested Dictionaries

Sometimes, while working with dictionaries, we can have a problem in which we need to convert a String to nested dictionary, each separator occurrence meaning a new nesting. This is a particular problem but can occur in data domains and day-day programming. Let’s discuss certain way in which this task can be done.

Method : Using loop + recursion
This is way in which this task can be performed. In this, we recur for nesting of dictionary as we encounter a separator occurrence.

# Python3 code to demonstrate working of
# Convert String to Nested Dictionaries
# Using loop

def helper_fnc(test_str, sep):
  if sep not in test_str:
    return test_str
  key, val = test_str.split(sep, 1)
  return {key: helper_fnc(val, sep)}

# initializing string
test_str = 'gfg_is_best_for_geeks'

# printing original string
print("The original string is : " + str(test_str))

# initializing separator
sep = '_'

# Convert String to Nested Dictionaries
# Using loop
res = helper_fnc(test_str, sep)

# printing result
print("The nested dictionary is : " + str(res))

Output :

The original string is : gfg_is_best_for_geeks
The nested dictionary is : {'gfg': {'is': {'best': {'for': 'geeks'}}}}

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