import copy object_navigation = {} menu_links = [] def register_links(src, links, menu_name=None): if menu_name in object_navigation: if hasattr(src, '__iter__'): for one_src in src: if one_src in object_navigation[menu_name]: object_navigation[menu_name][one_src]['links'].extend(links) else: object_navigation[menu_name][one_src]={'links':copy.copy(links)} else: if src in object_navigation[menu_name]: object_navigation[menu_name][src]['links'].extend(links) else: object_navigation[menu_name][src] = {'links':links} else: object_navigation[menu_name] = {} if hasattr(src, '__iter__'): for one_src in src: object_navigation[menu_name][one_src] = {'links':links} else: object_navigation[menu_name] = {src:{'links':links}} def register_menu(links): for link in links: menu_links.append(link) menu_links.sort(lambda x,y: 1 if x>y else -1, lambda x:x['position'] if 'position' in x else 1)