pyhcl_parse_hcl_string_to_python_dict.py

1import hcl
2
3hcl_content = """
4variable "ami" {
5    description = "the AMI to use"
6    default = "ami-4672ed2f"
7}
8"""
9
10# Parse the HCL string into a Python dictionary
11config = hcl.loads(hcl_content)
12
13print(config)
14# Output: {'variable': {'ami': {'description': 'the AMI to use', 'default': 'ami-4672ed2f'}}}