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Alternatively new objects can be added by parsing further Mapfile text and inserting into the dictionary structure.</p> <p>mappyfile also includes a “pretty printer” to export this dictionary structure back to a Mapfile, with keyword formatting and indentation.</p> <p>An online-editor built on mappyfile is available at <a href="https://app.mapserverstudio.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://app.mapserverstudio.net/</a>.</p> <section class="widget core-feature"> <h2 class="title title-h2">Core features</h2> <ul class="removelist row"> <li class="col-sm-6"> <h3 class="title title-h5">Python Library</h3> <ul class="removelist"> <li>Pure Python - no MapServer dependencies</li> <li>Open Source License (MIT)</li> </ul> </li> <li class="col-sm-6"> <h3 class="title title-h5">Mapfile Functionality</h3> <ul class="removelist"> <li>Parsing</li> <li>Transforming</li> <li>Pretty Printing</li> <li>Validation</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </section> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://www.osgeo.org/wp-content/uploads/class_parsed-570x197.png" title="" alt="" /> </div> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="widgets"> <div class="container"> <h2>About mappyfile</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="widget projecttype"> <h3 class="title title-h5">Project type</h3> <ul class="removelist"> <li> Geospatial Libraries </li> <li> Web Mapping </li> </ul> </div> <div class="widget projecttype"> <h3 class="title title-h5">Who's involved</h3> <ul class="list-inline"> <li> <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/member/girvin/"> <img alt='Seth Girvin' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/298a18d2459d0ed243fc5733bed63496?s=40&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/298a18d2459d0ed243fc5733bed63496?s=80&d=mm&r=g 2x' title='Seth Girvin' class='avatar img-responsive avatar-40 photo img-responsive' height='40' width='40' decoding='async'/> </a> </li> </ul> <a class="link-overview" href="https://www.osgeo.org/community/members/?p=mappyfile">View all <span class="icon-arrow-right"></span></a> </div> <div class="widget communications"> <h3 class="title title-h5">Communication</h3> <ul class="social list-inline"> <li><a href = "https://twitter.com/geographika" ><span class="icon-twitter"></span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="widget endusers-resources"> <h3 class="title title-h5">End-user resources</h3> <ul class="removelist"> <li> <a class="link-external" href="https://github.com/geographika/mappyfile/pulse"> <span class="icon-pulse"></span>Pulse </a> </li> <li> <a class="link-external" href="https://github.com/geographika/mappyfile/"> <span class="icon-source-tracker"></span>Source Code </a> </li> <li> <a class="link-external" href="https://mappyfile.readthedocs.io/"> <span class="icon-documentation"></span>Documentation </a> </li> <li> <a class="link-external" href="https://github.com/geographika/mappyfile/graphs/contributors"> <span class="icon-contributors"></span>Contributors </a> </li> <li> <a class="link-external" href="https://www.openhub.net/p/mappyfile"> <span class="icon-metrics"></span>Metrics </a> </li> <li> <a class="link-external" href="https://github.com/geographika/mappyfile/issues"> <span class="icon-issue-tracker"></span>Issue Trackers </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div class="widget license"> <h3 class="title title-h5">License</h3> <p>MIT License</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </aside> </main> <footer class="content-info" role="contentinfo"> <section class="block lets-connect"> <div class="container"> <h3 class="title title-h2">Let's connect</h3> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-7"> <section class="subscriptions"> <p>Subscribe to our</p> <ul class="removelist"> <li> <a class="btn read-more" href="https://www.osgeo.org/community/communications/" title="Mailing lists">Mailing lists</a> </li> </ul> </section> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-4"> <section class="social-media"> <p>Find us on</p> <ul class="social list-inline"> <li><a href = "https://www.facebook.com/OSGeoFoundation/" ><span class="icon-facebook"></span></a></li> <li><a href = "https://www.linkedin.com/company/osgeo/" ><span class="icon-linkedin"></span></a></li> </ul> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="block colophon"> <div class="container"> <p>© 2025 OSGeo - 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