dictutils.ops.deep_set

dictutils.ops.deep_set(obj, path, value, *, create_missing=True, create_mapping=<class 'dict'>)

Set value in 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”]

• value (Any) – Value to set at the path

• create_missing (bool) – Whether to create missing intermediate paths

• create_mapping (Callable[[], Any]) – Factory function for creating new mappings

Return type:

Any

Returns:

The modified object

Example

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

>>> deep_set(data, "user.profile.tags[0]", "admin")
>>> print(json.dumps(data, indent=4))
{
    "user": {
        "profile": {
            "name": "Alice",
            "tags": [
                "admin"
            ]
        }
    }
}