@@ -406,7 +406,61 @@ UObject *UPythonComponent::CallPythonComponentMethodObject(FString method_name,
 }
 
 
+TMap<FString, FString> UPythonComponent::CallPythonComponentMethodMap(FString method_name, FString args){
+	TMap<FString, FString> output_map;
 
+	if (!py_component_instance)
+		return output_map;
+
+	FScopePythonGIL gil;
+
+	PyObject *ret = nullptr;
+	if (args.IsEmpty()) {
+		ret = PyObject_CallMethod(py_component_instance, TCHAR_TO_UTF8(*method_name), NULL);
+	}
+	else {
+		ret = PyObject_CallMethod(py_component_instance, TCHAR_TO_UTF8(*method_name), (char *)"s", TCHAR_TO_UTF8(*args));
+	}
+
+	if (!ret) {
+		unreal_engine_py_log_error();
+		return output_map;
+	}
+
+	if (!PyDict_Check(ret)) {
+		UE_LOG(LogPython, Error, TEXT("return value is not a dict"));
+		return output_map;
+	}
+
+    PyObject *py_keys = PyDict_Keys(ret);
+	Py_ssize_t len = PyList_Size(py_keys);
+
+	for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		PyObject *py_key = PyList_GetItem(py_keys, i);
+		PyObject *py_str_key = PyObject_Str(py_key);
+		PyObject *py_str_value = PyObject_Str(PyDict_GetItem(ret, py_key));
+
+		if (!py_str_key || !py_str_value) {
+			Py_DECREF(ret);
+			return output_map;
+		}
+
+		char *str_key = PyUnicode_AsUTF8(py_str_key);
+		char *str_value = PyUnicode_AsUTF8(py_str_value);
+
+		FString ret_fstring_key = FString(UTF8_TO_TCHAR(str_key));
+		FString ret_fstring_value = FString(UTF8_TO_TCHAR(str_value));
+
+		output_map.Add(ret_fstring_key, ret_fstring_value);
+
+		Py_DECREF(py_str_key);
+		Py_DECREF(py_str_value);
+	}
+
+	Py_DECREF(ret);
+
+	return output_map;
+}
 void UPythonComponent::CallPythonComponentMethodStringArray(FString method_name, FString args, TArray<FString> &output_strings)
 {
 	if (!py_component_instance)
 
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ class UPythonComponent : public UActorComponent
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Python")
 	FString CallPythonComponentMethodString(FString method_name, FString args);
 
+	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Python")
+	TMap<FString, FString> CallPythonComponentMethodMap(FString method_name, FString args);
+
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "Python")
 	void CallPythonComponentMethodStringArray(FString method_name, FString args, TArray<FString> &output_strings);