(
        nested_dict,
        array_fn,
        dtype="float32",
        square_result=False)
return result, outer_key_list, inner_key_list
Parameters
    ----------
    nested_dict : dict
        Dictionary which contains dictionaries

    array_fn : function
        Takes shape and dtype as arguments, returns empty array.

    dtype : dtype
        NumPy dtype of result array

    square_result : bool
        Combine keys from outer and inner dictionaries.

    Returns array and sorted lists of the outer and inner keys.
Parameters
    ----------
    nested_dict : dict
        Dictionary which contains dictionaries
Parameters ---------- nested_dict : dict Dictionary which contains dictionaries
def array_from_nested_dictionary(
        nested_dict,
        array_fn,
        dtype="float32",
        square_result=False):
    """
    Parameters
    ----------
    nested_dict : dict
        Dictionary which contains dictionaries

    array_fn : function
        Takes shape and dtype as arguments, returns empty array.

    dtype : dtype
        NumPy dtype of result array

    square_result : bool
        Combine keys from outer and inner dictionaries.

    Returns array and sorted lists of the outer and inner keys.
    """
    if square_result:
        outer_key_indices = inner_key_indices = flattened_nested_key_indices(
            nested_dict)
    else:
        outer_key_indices, inner_key_indices = nested_key_indices(
            nested_dict)

    n_rows = len(outer_key_indices)
    n_cols = len(inner_key_indices)
    shape = (n_rows, n_cols)
    result = array_fn(shape, dtype)
    for outer_key, sub_dictionary in nested_dict.items():
        i = outer_key_indices[outer_key]
        for inner_key, value in sub_dictionary.items():
            j = inner_key_indices[inner_key]
            result[i, j] = value
    outer_key_list = index_dict_to_sorted_list(outer_key_indices)
    inner_key_list = index_dict_to_sorted_list(inner_key_indices)
    return result, outer_key_list, inner_key_list
def array_from_nested_dictionary ( nested_dict , array_fn , dtype = "float32" , square_result = False ) : if square_result : outer_key_indices = inner_key_indices = flattened_nested_key_indices ( nested_dict ) else : outer_key_indices , inner_key_indices = nested_key_indices ( nested_dict ) n_rows = len ( outer_key_indices ) n_cols = len ( inner_key_indices ) shape = ( n_rows , n_cols ) result = array_fn ( shape , dtype ) for outer_key , sub_dictionary in nested_dict . items ( ) : i = outer_key_indices [ outer_key ] for inner_key , value in sub_dictionary . items ( ) : j = inner_key_indices [ inner_key ] result [ i , j ] = value outer_key_list = index_dict_to_sorted_list ( outer_key_indices ) inner_key_list = index_dict_to_sorted_list ( inner_key_indices ) return result , outer_key_list , inner_key_list