PyMOTW: plistlib – Manipulate OS X property list files
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plistlib provides an interface for working with property list files used under OS X. plist files are typically XML, sometimes compressed. They are used by the operating system and applications to store preferences or other configuration settings. The contents are usually structured as a dictionary containing key value pairs of basic built-in types (unicode strings, integers, dates, etc.). Values can also be nested data structures such as other dictionaries or lists. Binary data, or strings with control characters, can be encoded using the data type.