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Created December 20, 2018 16:02
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Python Search key in a Nested Dictionaries
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search_dict_key.py
def _recursive_key_path(dictionary, key_to_find, key_path=[]):
if key_to_find in key_path:
return key_path
else:
for key, value in dictionary.items():
if key == key_to_find:
key_path.append(key)
return recursive(value, key_to_find, key_path)
if isinstance(value, dict):
key_path.append(key)
return recursive(value, key_to_find, key_path)
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