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CreateDict

Create a dictionary (a lookup table from names to items) from a list of names and values.

Names must be contiguous, i.e., intermediate names that are None are not allowed. Data items may or may not be None, and whether such items are included in the output is governed by include_nones. This node is a companion to CreateStructure, which mainly differs in its default behavior, which treats None as a special value that is not included in the output. This node replaces CreateStructure, though its default behavior is different in two ways: If any in port that has a matching non-empty name property (i.e., the in2 port if the name2 property has a value) receives a None value, it will be included in the dictionary with a value of None (i.e., {"keyname": None}. To omit any keys with a matching in port that receives None set the include_nones property to False (this was the default in the CreateStructure node). If all of the in ports receive a value of None, then this node will emit an empty dictionary ({}). To have it emit None instead (which typically causes downstream nodes to skip processing), as in the CreateStructure node, set the none_if_empty property to True. Passing None can be useful in streaming pipelines to skip processing of downstream nodes when no values are being received, or for an offline pipeline to indicate that processing has finished. Version 1.0.0

Ports/Properties

outdict

Output dict.

  • verbose name: Outdict
  • default value: None
  • port type: DataPort
  • value type: dict (can be None)
  • data direction: OUT

name1

Name 1.

  • verbose name: Name1
  • default value: None
  • port type: StringPort
  • value type: str (can be None)

in1

Input 1.

  • verbose name: In1
  • default value: None
  • port type: DataPort
  • value type: object (can be None)
  • data direction: IN

name2

Name 2.

  • verbose name: Name2
  • default value: None
  • port type: StringPort
  • value type: str (can be None)

in2

Input 2.

  • verbose name: In2
  • default value: None
  • port type: DataPort
  • value type: object (can be None)
  • data direction: IN

name3

Name 3.

  • verbose name: Name3
  • default value: None
  • port type: StringPort
  • value type: str (can be None)

in3

Input 3.

  • verbose name: In3
  • default value: None
  • port type: DataPort
  • value type: object (can be None)
  • data direction: IN

name4

Name 4.

  • verbose name: Name4
  • default value: None
  • port type: StringPort
  • value type: str (can be None)

in4

Input 4.

  • verbose name: In4
  • default value: None
  • port type: DataPort
  • value type: object (can be None)
  • data direction: IN

name5

Name 5.

  • verbose name: Name5
  • default value: None
  • port type: StringPort
  • value type: str (can be None)

in5

Input 5.

  • verbose name: In5
  • default value: None
  • port type: DataPort
  • value type: object (can be None)
  • data direction: IN

name6

Name 6.

  • verbose name: Name6
  • default value: None
  • port type: StringPort
  • value type: str (can be None)

in6

Input 6.

  • verbose name: In6
  • default value: None
  • port type: DataPort
  • value type: object (can be None)
  • data direction: IN

name7

Name 7.

  • verbose name: Name7
  • default value: None
  • port type: StringPort
  • value type: str (can be None)

in7

Input 7.

  • verbose name: In7
  • default value: None
  • port type: DataPort
  • value type: object (can be None)
  • data direction: IN

name8

Name 8.

  • verbose name: Name8
  • default value: None
  • port type: StringPort
  • value type: str (can be None)

in8

Input 8.

  • verbose name: In8
  • default value: None
  • port type: DataPort
  • value type: object (can be None)
  • data direction: IN

name9

Name 9.

  • verbose name: Name9
  • default value: None
  • port type: StringPort
  • value type: str (can be None)

in9

Input 9.

  • verbose name: In9
  • default value: None
  • port type: DataPort
  • value type: object (can be None)
  • data direction: IN

nameN

Additional item names in list form.

  • verbose name: Additional Names
  • default value: None
  • port type: ListPort
  • value type: list (can be None)

inN

Additional data inputs.

  • verbose name: Inn
  • default value: None
  • port type: DataPort
  • value type: list (can be None)
  • data direction: IN

include_nones

Include named inputs in the dictionary even if they have a value of None.

  • verbose name: Include None Data
  • default value: True
  • port type: BoolPort
  • value type: bool (can be None)

none_if_empty

Output None if all inputs are empty.

  • verbose name: Output None If All Empty
  • default value: False
  • port type: BoolPort
  • value type: bool (can be None)

verbose

Enable verbose diagnostics output.

  • verbose name: Verbose
  • default value: False
  • port type: BoolPort
  • value type: bool (can be None)

name0

Name 0.

  • verbose name: Name0
  • default value: None
  • port type: StringPort
  • value type: str (can be None)

in0

Input 0.

  • verbose name: In0
  • default value: None
  • port type: DataPort
  • value type: object (can be None)
  • data direction: IN

set_breakpoint

Set a breakpoint on this node. If this is enabled, your debugger (if one is attached) will trigger a breakpoint.

  • verbose name: Set Breakpoint (Debug Only)
  • default value: False
  • port type: BoolPort
  • value type: bool (can be None)

metadata

User-definable meta-data associated with the node. Usually reserved for technical purposes.

  • verbose name: Metadata
  • default value: {}
  • port type: DictPort
  • value type: dict (can be None)