DirectoryServices to Dictionary

From IronPython Cookbook

This is a very simple helper function that converts a DirectoryServices object to a more familiar python dictionary.

import sys,System,clr

clr.AddReference("System.DirectoryServices")

def get_ldap_path():

    '''get a hopefully useful root ldap path'''
    root = System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry()
    for prop in root.Properties: 
        if prop.PropertyName=='distinguishedName':
            return prop.Value

def ad2dict(short_path='',full_path='',):
    ad_dict={}

    if short_path and not full_path:
        prefix='LDAP://'
        suffix=get_ldap_path()
        full_path=prefix+short_path+suffix

    print 'making dictionary for',full_path
    adobj = System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry(full_path)
    for i in adobj.Properties: ad_dict[i.PropertyName]=i.Value
    return ad_dict

#specify a relative path 
user='cn=fred,OU=Slate,'
print ad2dict(user)

#or specify a full path
full_path='LDAP://cn=fred,OU=Slate,DC=Rubble,DC=Bedrock'
print ad2dict(full_path=full_path)

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