`ldif` LDIF parser and generator¶

This module parses and generates LDAP data in the format LDIF. It is implemented in pure Python and does not rely on any non-standard modules. Therefore it can be used stand-alone without the rest of the python-ldap package.

Functions¶

ldif.CreateLDIF(dn, record, base64_attrs=None, cols=76)¶

Create LDIF single formatted record including trailing empty line. This is a compatibility function.

dn: string-representation of distinguished name
record: Either a dictionary holding the LDAP entry {attrtype:record} or a list with a modify list like for LDAPObject.modify().
base64_attrs: list of attribute types to be base64-encoded in any case
cols: Specifies how many columns a line may have before it’s folded into many lines.

Deprecated since version 3.0: ldif.CreateLDIF() is deprecated. It will be removed in version 3.1. Use ldif.LDIFWriter.unparse() with a file or io.StringIO instead.

ldif.ParseLDIF(f, ignore_attrs=None, maxentries=0)¶: Parse LDIF records read from file. This is a compatibility function.

Deprecated since version 3.0: ldif.ParseLDIF() is deprecated. It will be removed in version 3.1. Use the all_records attribute of the returned value of ldif.LDIFRecordList.parse() instead.

Classes¶

class ldif.LDIFWriter(output_file, base64_attrs=None, cols=76, line_sep='n')¶

Write LDIF entry or change records to file object Copy LDIF input to a file output object containing all data retrieved via URLs

unparse(dn, record)¶

dn: string-representation of distinguished name
record: Either a dictionary holding the LDAP entry {attrtype:record} or a list with a modify list like for LDAPObject.modify().

class ldif.LDIFParser(input_file, ignored_attr_types=None, max_entries=0, process_url_schemes=None, line_sep='n')¶

Base class for a LDIF parser. Applications should sub-class this class and override method handle() to implement something meaningful.

Public class attributes:

records_read: Counter for records processed so far

handle(dn, entry)¶: Process a single content LDIF record. This method should be implemented by applications using LDIFParser.

handle_modify(dn, modops, controls=None)¶: Process a single LDIF record representing a single modify operation. This method should be implemented by applications using LDIFParser.

parse()¶: Invokes LDIFParser.parse_entry_records() for backward compatibility

parse_entry_records()¶: Continuously read and parse LDIF entry records

class ldif.LDIFRecordList(input_file, ignored_attr_types=None, max_entries=0, process_url_schemes=None)¶

Collect all records of a LDIF file. It can be a memory hog!

Records are stored in all_records as a single list of 2-tuples (dn, entry), after calling parse().

all_records = None¶: List storing parsed records.

handle(dn, entry)¶: Append a single record to the list of all records (all_records).

handle_modify(dn, modops, controls=None)¶: Process a single LDIF record representing a single modify operation. This method should be implemented by applications using LDIFParser.

class ldif.LDIFCopy(input_file, output_file, ignored_attr_types=None, max_entries=0, process_url_schemes=None, base64_attrs=None, cols=76, line_sep='n')¶

Copy LDIF input to LDIF output containing all data retrieved via URLs

handle(dn, entry)¶: Write single LDIF record to output file.

Example¶

The following example demonstrates how to write LDIF output of an LDAP entry with ldif module.

>>> import sys, ldif
>>> entry={'objectClass': [b'top', b'person'], 'cn': [b'Michael Stroeder'], 'sn': [b'Stroeder']}
>>> dn='cn=Michael Stroeder,ou=Test'
>>> ldif_writer=ldif.LDIFWriter(sys.stdout)
>>> ldif_writer.unparse(dn, entry)
dn: cn=Michael Stroeder,ou=Test
cn: Michael Stroeder
objectClass: top
objectClass: person
sn: Stroeder

The following example demonstrates how to parse an LDIF file with ldif module, skip some entries and write the result to stdout.

import sys
from ldif import LDIFParser,LDIFWriter

SKIP_DN = ["uid=foo,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com",
   "uid=bar,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com"]

class MyLDIF(LDIFParser):
   def __init__(self,input,output):
      LDIFParser.__init__(self,input)
      self.writer = LDIFWriter(output)

   def handle(self,dn,entry):
      if dn in SKIP_DN:
        return
      self.writer.unparse(dn,entry)

parser = MyLDIF(open("input.ldif", 'rb'), sys.stdout)
parser.parse()

ldif LDIF parser and generator¶

Functions¶

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Example¶

`ldif` LDIF parser and generator¶