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dotty_dict_nested_key_access_with_dot_notation.py

python

A quickstart showing how to wrap a dictionary and use dot notation to access

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dotty_dict_nested_key_access_with_dot_notation.py
1from dotty_dict import dotty
2
3# Create a dotty object by wrapping a dictionary
4dot = dotty({
5    'request': {
6        'user': {
7            'id': 1,
8            'email': 'john@example.com',
9        },
10    },
11})
12
13# Access nested keys using dot notation
14assert dot['request.user.id'] == 1
15assert dot.get('request.user.email') == 'john@example.com'
16
17# Set nested keys (even if they don't exist yet)
18dot['request.user.name'] = 'John Doe'
19dot['response.status'] = 200
20
21# Check for existence of nested keys
22assert 'request.user.name' in dot
23assert 'response.body' not in dot
24
25# The underlying dictionary is updated accordingly
26assert dot.to_dict() == {
27    'request': {
28        'user': {
29            'id': 1,
30            'email': 'john@example.com',
31            'name': 'John Doe',
32        },
33    },
34    'response': {
35        'status': 200,
36    },
37}