plistlib

plistlib — Generate and parse Mac OS X .plist files

Changed in version 2.6: This module was previously only available in the Mac-specific library, it is now available for all platforms.

Source code: Lib/plistlib.py

This module provides an interface for reading and writing the “property list” XML files used mainly by Mac OS X.

The property list (.plist) file format is a simple XML pickle supporting basic object types, like dictionaries, lists, numbers and strings. Usually the top level object is a dictionary.

Values can be strings, integers, floats, booleans, tuples, lists, dictionaries (but only with string keys), 登录查看完整内容