import addict
from pprint import pformat


data = {
    'foo': 7,
    'bar': {
        'metadata': {'text': 'this works', 'value': True},
        '__metadata': {'text': 'this works', 'value': False}
    }
}
dotted = addict.Dict(data)


class Stuff(object):
    def __init__(self):
        pass

    def run(self):
        assert pformat(data['bar']) == pformat(dotted.bar), 'text representation does not work'
        assert dotted.bar.metadata.text == dotted.bar['__metadata'].text, 'mixed reference broken inside an object'
        assert dotted.bar.metadata.text == dotted.bar.__metadata.text, 'dotted reference broken inside an object'


assert dotted.bar.metadata.text == dotted.bar.__metadata.text, 'broken outside an object'
Stuff().run()