Python: Dictionary Value Exporter

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Python: Dictionary Value Exporter

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Last edited Apr 9, 2014

Created on Apr 9, 2014

This example demonstrates a utility for selectively exporting values from nested Python dictionaries, returning only the specified keys while omitting others such as passwords. The function recursively traverses the dictionary structure, supporting tuples, lists, wildcards (`*`), and nested dictionaries as key specifications. The code uses only Python’s built-in types and functions—`isinstance`, `dict.items`, and recursion—with no external libraries. The sample data contains server IPs and credentials, and the export call extracts the name and IP addresses while dropping passwords, producing a cleaned, filtered dictionary as output.

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