dictutils.ops.deep_del

dictutils.ops.deep_del(obj, path)

Delete value from nested object using dotted path notation.

Parameters:

• obj (Any) – The object to modify

• path (Union[str, Sequence[Union[str, int]]]) – Path as string (“a.b.c”) or sequence [“a”, “b”, “c”]

Return type:

Any

Returns:

The modified object

Example

>>> import json
>>> data = {"user": {"profile": {"name": "Alice", "age": 30}}}
>>> deep_del(data, "user.profile.age")
>>> print(json.dumps(data, indent=4))
{
    "user": {
        "profile": {
            "name": "Alice"
        }
    }
}