lenolib · December 26, 2015 19:39 · Oct 28, 2013 · Oct 28, 2013
diff --git a/Composition printing → Decomposed printing b/Composition printing → Decomposed printing
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 from collections import Iterable, Sized
 
-def print_structure(obj, depth=5, indent=0, size_limit=10, index=""):
+def deprint(obj, depth=5, indent=0, size_limit=10, index=""):
     if not depth:
         print("".join([" "*indent,"[reached depth limit]"]))
         return
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def print_structure(obj, depth=5, indent=0, size_limit=10, index=""):
         else: #TODO adapt for mappings (key,value)
             print('')
             for index, item in enumerate(obj):
-                print_structure(
+                deprint(
                     item, 
                     depth=depth-1, 
                     indent=indent+4, 
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         )
     )
 
-    print_structure(myvar)
+    deprint(myvar)
 
     print("")
     import pandas as pd
 
     comp = ( ((1,(1,(1,(1,(1,2))))),2), myvar,pd.DataFrame(range(3)) )
-    print_structure(comp)
+    deprint(comp)
 
 
diff --git a/Composition printing b/Composition printing
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+from __future__ import print_function
+from collections import Iterable, Sized
+
+def print_structure(obj, depth=5, indent=0, size_limit=10, index=""):
+    if not depth:
+        print("".join([" "*indent,"[reached depth limit]"]))
+        return
+    type_str = type(obj).__name__
+    if type(obj).__module__ != '__builtin__':
+        type_str = ".".join([type(obj).__module__, type_str])
+
+    print("".join([" "*indent, type_str]), end=' ')
+
+    if isinstance(obj, Sized):
+        length = len(obj)
+        print('({}) {}'.format(length, index), end='')
+    else:
+        if isinstance(obj, Iterable):
+            print("(Iterable but not Sized)", end='')
+        print(index)
+        return
+
+    if isinstance(obj, basestring):
+        print('')
+        return
+
+    if (isinstance(obj, Iterable) 
+            and isinstance(obj, Sized) ):
+        if len(obj) > size_limit:
+            print("[#elements > {}]".format(size_limit))
+            return
+        else: #TODO adapt for mappings (key,value)
+            print('')
+            for index, item in enumerate(obj):
+                print_structure(
+                    item, 
+                    depth=depth-1, 
+                    indent=indent+4, 
+                    index="    #{}".format(index)
+                )
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    myvar = dict(
+            hej=[1,2,u"en string"], 
+        var=dict(
+            a_key=[3,4,5],
+            b_key=['some string',3,4]
+        )
+    )
+
+    print_structure(myvar)
+
+    print("")
+    import pandas as pd
+
+    comp = ( ((1,(1,(1,(1,(1,2))))),2), myvar,pd.DataFrame(range(3)) )
+    print_structure(comp)
+
+