Fixed to_json returns empty dict from generator. #38

benedict/dicts/base/base_dict.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class BaseDict(dict):
             self._dict = args[0]
         else:
             self._dict = dict(*args, **kwargs)
-        super(BaseDict, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super(BaseDict, self).__init__(self._dict)
 
     def __bool__(self):
         return bool(self._dict)

tests/github/test_issue_0038.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from benedict import benedict
+
+import unittest
+
+
+class github_issue_0038_test_case(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    """
+    https://github.com/fabiocaccamo/python-benedict/issues/38
+
+    To run this specific test:
+    - Run python -m unittest tests.github.test_issue_0038
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_dict_generator():
+        for k, v in enumerate('abcd'):
+            yield k, v
+
+    def test_init_with_generator(self):
+        b = benedict(self.get_dict_generator())
+        self.assertEqual(b, {0: 'a', 1: 'b', 2: 'c', 3: 'd'})
+        self.assertEqual(b.to_json(), '{"0": "a", "1": "b", "2": "c", "3": "d"}')
+        # recast benedict to dict and back to benedict
+        b = benedict(self.get_dict_generator())
+        d = dict(b)
+        b = benedict(d)
+        self.assertEqual(b, {0: 'a', 1: 'b', 2: 'c', 3: 'd'})
+        self.assertEqual(b.to_json(), '{"0": "a", "1": "b", "2": "c", "3": "d"}')