utils.py 文件源码

def to_key_val_list(value):
    """Take an object and test to see if it can be represented as a
    dictionary. If it can be, return a list of tuples, e.g.,

    ::

        >>> to_key_val_list([('key', 'val')])
        [('key', 'val')]
        >>> to_key_val_list({'key': 'val'})
        [('key', 'val')]
        >>> to_key_val_list('string')
        ValueError: cannot encode objects that are not 2-tuples.

    :rtype: list
    """
    if value is None:
        return None

    if isinstance(value, (str, bytes, bool, int)):
        raise ValueError('cannot encode objects that are not 2-tuples')

    if isinstance(value, collections.Mapping):
        value = value.items()

    return list(value)


# From mitsuhiko/werkzeug (used with permission).