Function to convert fetchone() result from a list to a dictio nary

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> From: Alex Martelli [mailto:aleax at aleax.it]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 4:09 AM
> 
> So here's a step-by-step version (using SPACES, not TABS:-)...:
> 
> def cfd(cursor):
>     values = cursor,fetchone()
>     if values is None:
>         return None
>     keys = [d[0] for d in cursor.description]
>     result_dict = dict(zip(keys, values))
>     return result_dict
>

I don't think there's need to explicitly return None,
nor to assign result_dict only to immediately return
it, but then, that's just me ;-)


def cfd(cursor):
    values = cursor.fetchone()
    if values:
        keys = [d[0] for d in cursor.description]
        return dict(zip(keys,values))


> Of course, you can bunch this up more, or less, according to
> taste -- whatever you find clearest and most readable.  E.g.,
> the last three lines could be instead:
> 
>     return dict(zip([d[0] for d in cursor.description],values))
> 
> if you're into one-liners!-)
> 

Ach! But Perly stuff is so unmaintainable... ;-)

> Alex
>

-gus