showpickle.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python -*-

"""
Pretty print contents of pickle file
"""

__version__ = "1.0"
__date__ = "20190730"
__author__ = "kthoden@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de"

import argparse
import logging
import pickle5 as pickle
import pprint

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format=' %(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')

def main():
    """The main bit"""

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("picklefile", help="The pickle file to be inspected")
    args = parser.parse_args()

    with open(args.picklefile, "rb") as piii:
        data = pickle.load(piii)

    pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(width=80, compact=True)

    pp.pprint(data)
# def main ends here


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
# finis