yum_details.py

import subprocess
from pprint import pprint





cmd = "yum list installed | sed -e '1,/Installed/d'"
list_of_sw = subprocess.check_output(cmd,shell=True)
software_to_version = {}
software_to_vendor = {}
software_to_description = {}
software_to_version_vendor = {}
softwares = []
return_software_list = []
for i in list_of_sw.split('\n'):
     tmp_list = i.split()
     if len(tmp_list) == 3:
               softwares.append(tmp_list[0])
               software_to_vendor[tmp_list[0]] = tmp_list[2]
               software_to_version[tmp_list[0]] = tmp_list[1]

for software in softwares:
         version_vendor_list = []
         software_details_dict = {}
         # version_vendor_list = [{'version':software_to_version[software]},{'vendor':software_to_vendor[software]}]
         # software_to_version_vendor['product_name: ' +  software]=version_vendor_list
         software_details_dict['ProductName:'] = software
         software_details_dict['Version:'] = software_to_version[software]
         software_details_dict['Vendor'] = software_to_vendor[software]
         return_software_list.append(software_details_dict)



pprint(return_software_list)