Use pretty print when possible

[JBrandonS]

A standard use case for data files is storing arrays and dicts of data. Currently this can lead to messy and confusing output. A simple method for cleaning up the output would be to attempt to case the data into a JSON and then use something like pprint to output the data in a more visually appealing method.

Thanks for the great extension.

[haochengxia]

That's a great idea and I agree that it may improve the users' experience. Thanks for your issue. This feature will be added in the next version as soon as possible.

[aacmnv]

I would also like to add that if a .pkl file contains a pandas dataframe it the extensions doesn't print the full dataframe. Maybe consider using a df.to_string() when the pkl file contains a dataframe.

I woulkd like to add this my self but I have no idea how to add or edit and extension in vscode

[flolu]

Pretty print would be hugely useful!

[haochengxia]

Would allowing users to specify a custom Python file to modify the output into their desired format be a useful feature? I would appreciate any suggestions or feedback on this. :blush:

[aacmnv]

Would allowing users to specify a custom Python file to modify the output into their desired format be a useful feature? I would appreciate any suggestions or feedback on this. 😊

I think that would be great! Very useful for me at least, and it would made it much more flexible for every type of user

[haochengxia]

Now, the custom script is supported from V0.0.10. Hope it can be helpful. An example here: