Convert redis hash to python dict?

Question

Suppose I have a python dict aa = {"name": "nilesh", "age":29} When I store it in redis hash, all datatypes changes to string.

import redis
r = redis.StrictRedis()
r.hmset("nilesh_123", aa)
bb = r.hgetall("nilesh_123")

Now bb comes as {'age': '29', 'name': 'nilesh'} . Is is there any pythonic way to convert this hash returned value to python dict format again ? One way which I see is to store all the datatypes of dictionary values somewhere and then convert them again when I get that hash by iterating the redis hash value, but I am looking for better pythonic solution.

I can store the dict as pickled object in a redis string and then get it and loads it again using pickle, but I am more interested in using hashes compare to strings.

Answer 1

 {'age': '29', 'name': 'nilesh'} 

is JSON format, try to look for tools that can convert JSON to python dict like:

Converting JSON into Python dict

Answer 2

Well, i wouldn't say pythonic way but

mydict = eval("{'age': '29', 'name': 'nilesh'}")

or (slightly) better ast.literal_eval yet, some say eval is evil