# spacepy.datamodel.SpaceData

class spacepy.datamodel.SpaceData(*args, **kwargs)

  Datamodel class extending dict by adding attributes.

  `flatten`() | Method to collapse datamodel to one level deep
  `tree`(**kwargs) | Print the contents of the SpaceData object in a visual tree

  flatten()

    Method to collapse datamodel to one level deep

    Examples

        >>> import spacepy.datamodel as dm
        >>> import spacepy.toolbox as tb
        >>> a = dm.SpaceData()
        >>> a['1'] = dm.SpaceData(dog = 5, pig = dm.SpaceData(fish=dm.SpaceData(a='carp', b='perch')))
        >>> a['4'] = dm.SpaceData(cat = 'kitty')
        >>> a['5'] = 4
        >>> a.tree()
        +
        |____1
             |____dog
             |____pig
                  |____fish
                       |____a
                       |____b
        |____4
             |____cat
        |____5

        >>> b = dm.flatten(a)
        >>> b.tree()
        +
        |____1<--dog
        |____1<--pig<--fish<--a
        |____1<--pig<--fish<--b
        |____4<--cat
        |____5

        >>> a.flatten()
        >>> a.tree()
        +
        |____1<--dog
        |____1<--pig<--fish<--a
        |____1<--pig<--fish<--b
        |____4<--cat
        |____5

  tree(**kwargs)

    Print the contents of the SpaceData object in a visual tree

    Other Parameters
      verbose boolean (optional)

        print more info

      spaces string (optional)

        string will added for every line

      levels integer (optional)

        number of levels to recurse through (True means all)

      attrs boolean (optional)

        display information for attributes

    See also

    `toolbox.dictree`

    Examples

        >>> import spacepy.datamodel as dm
        >>> import spacepy.toolbox as tb
        >>> a = dm.SpaceData()
        >>> a['1'] = dm.SpaceData(dog = 5)
        >>> a['4'] = dm.SpaceData(cat = 'kitty')
        >>> a['5'] = 4
        >>> a.tree()
        +
        |____1
             |____dog
        |____4
             |____cat
        |____5