Remove ExplicitEmptyDictValue

Author: zliang-akamai

linodecli/api_request.py

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 from linodecli.helpers import API_CA_PATH, API_VERSION_OVERRIDE
 
 from .baked.operation import (
-    ExplicitEmptyDictValue,
     ExplicitEmptyListValue,
     ExplicitJsonValue,
     ExplicitNullValue,
@@ -315,10 +314,6 @@ def _traverse_request_body(o: Any) -> Any:
                 result[k] = []
                 continue
 
-            if isinstance(v, ExplicitEmptyDictValue):
-                result[k] = {}
-                continue
-
             if isinstance(v, ExplicitNullValue):
                 result[k] = None
                 continue

linodecli/baked/operation.py

@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@ class ExplicitEmptyListValue:
     """
 
 
-class ExplicitEmptyDictValue:
-    """
-    A special type used to explicitly pass empty dictionaries to the API.
-    """
-
-
 @dataclass
 class ExplicitJsonValue:
     """

tests/unit/test_api_request.py

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 from linodecli import ExitCodes, api_request
 from linodecli.baked.operation import (
-    ExplicitEmptyDictValue,
     ExplicitEmptyListValue,
+    ExplicitJsonValue,
     ExplicitNullValue,
 )
 
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ def test_traverse_request_body(self):
                     "baz": ExplicitNullValue(),
                 },
                 "cool": [],
-                "pretty_cool": ExplicitEmptyDictValue(),
+                "pretty_cool": ExplicitJsonValue(json_value={}),
                 "cooler": ExplicitEmptyListValue(),
                 "coolest": ExplicitNullValue(),
             }