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Bring back .get_entry_dict() functionality #629
Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
In V1 we had the following workflow:
- Convert a file to dict
- use pydantic to convert the dict to our custom types
I cannot fine a clear get_entry_dict() replacement.
Describe the solution you'd like
Convert a .bib file to a dict object.
Use cases
The library seemingly aims at providing the information of a .bib-file to the python program but our use-case is to simply forward the information in a different format.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Workaround code:
for entry_key, entry_val in library.entries_dict.items():
entry = dict()
for field_key, field_val in entry_val.items():
entry[field_key] = field_val
entries_dict[entry_key] = entry
Remaining Questions (Optional)
Please tick all that apply:
- I would be willing to contribute a PR to fix this issue.
- This issue is a blocker, I'd be grateful for an early fix.
Activity
✨ Support dict(entry) by adding Entry.keys() and __iter__ (#631)
MiWeiss commentedon Oct 2, 2026
Thanks for the report! It led to v2.1.0, released today, where
dict(entry)now works (#631). The migration guide covers this too (#630):Note that field values depend on your middleware, so they aren't necessarily strings.
SlowMo24 commentedon Oct 5, 2026
thanks for fixing this so quickly.
Just a quick note: v1 was converting all input attribute keys (except "ID" and "ENTRYTYPE") to lowercase. v2 seems to respect the case given in the .bib-file. I think this is fine, it was just a breaking change for us I wanted to note here.
📝 Note field key case change in migration guide (#634)