PWC 259

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+#!python
+
+#
+# Perl Weekly Challenge 259
+# Task 2
+#
+# See <https://perlweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-259>
+#
+
+import sys
+
+# task implementation
+# the return value will be printed
+def task_2( args ):
+    line = args[ 0 ]
+
+    parsed = {}
+    id = ''
+    key = ''
+    value = ''
+    is_value = False
+    is_key  = False
+
+    for c in line:
+        if c == '{' :
+            continue
+        elif c == '%':
+            continue
+        elif c == '}':
+            return parsed
+        elif c == ' ':
+            if not 'id' in parsed and len( id ) > 0 :
+                parsed[ 'id' ] = id
+                parsed[ 'fields' ] = []
+                is_key = True
+                continue
+            elif 'fields' in parsed:
+                parsed[ 'fields' ].append( { key : value } )
+                is_key = True
+                key = ''
+                value = ''
+                is_value = False
+
+        elif c != '=' :
+            if not 'id' in parsed:
+                id += c
+                is_value = False
+                is_key = False
+                continue
+            else:
+                if is_key:
+                    key += c
+                else:
+                    value += c
+
+        elif c == '=':
+            if is_key:
+                is_value = True
+                is_key   = False
+
+
+
+
+    return parsed
+
+
+# invoke the main without the command itself
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print( task_2( sys.argv[ 1: ] ) )