You can do it using this class I just made. With this class you can use the Map object like another dictionary(including json serialization) or with the dot notation. I hope to help you:
class Map(dict):""" Example: m = Map({'first_name': 'Eduardo'}, last_name='Pool', age=24, sports=['Soccer'])""" def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super(Map, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) for arg in args: if isinstance(arg, dict): for k, v in arg.iteritems(): self[k] = v if kwargs: for k, v in kwargs.iteritems(): self[k] = v def __getattr__(self, attr): return self.get(attr) def __setattr__(self, key, value): self.__setitem__(key, value) def __setitem__(self, key, value): super(Map, self).__setitem__(key, value) self.__dict__.update({key: value}) def __delattr__(self, item): self.__delitem__(item) def __delitem__(self, key): super(Map, self).__delitem__(key) del self.__dict__[key]Usage examples:
m = Map({'first_name': 'Eduardo'}, last_name='Pool', age=24, sports=['Soccer'])# Add new keym.new_key = 'Hello world!'# Orm['new_key'] = 'Hello world!'print m.new_keyprint m['new_key']# Update valuesm.new_key = 'Yay!'# Orm['new_key'] = 'Yay!'# Delete keydel m.new_key# Ordel m['new_key']