class Properties(object):
  def __init__(self, fileName):
    self.fileName = fileName
    self.properties = {}
  def __getDict(self,strName,dictName,value):
    if(strName.find('.')>0):
      k = strName.split('.')[0]
      dictName.setdefault(k,{})
      return self.__getDict(strName[len(k)+1:],dictName[k],value)
    else:
      dictName[strName] = value
      return
  def getProperties(self):
    try:
      pro_file = open(self.fileName, 'Ur')
      for line in pro_file.readlines():
        line = line.strip().replace('\n', '')
        if line.find("#")!=-1:
          line=line[0:line.find('#')]
        if line.find('=') > 0:
          strs = line.split('=')
          strs[1]= line[len(strs[0])+1:]
          self.__getDict(strs[0].strip(),self.properties,strs[1].strip())
    except Exception, e:
      raise e
    else:
      pro_file.close()
    return self.properties

a.b.d=v1
a.c=v2
d.e=v3
f=v4

from Util import Properties
dictProperties=Properties("filename.properties").getProperties()
print dictProperties