A convenient path-lookup script for python dictionaries

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A convenient path-lookup script for python dictionaries

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Last edited Aug 26, 2016

Created on Aug 26, 2016

This example demonstrates a Python utility for accessing and modifying nested dictionary structures using colon-delimited string paths. The script defines a test dictionary with multi-level nesting and uses the `path_get` and `path_set` functions to retrieve and assign values at specified locations. The `path_get` function splits the path string on the delimiter and applies `reduce` to traverse the nested keys, while `path_set` uses `rsplit` to separate the final key and recursively updates the target. The code validates its behavior through a `main` function with assertions, including error handling for inappropriate paths.

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