gistfile1.py

//set value to multidementional dict with lists/dicts inside

    def set_val(self, path='', new_val=None, *args):
        if '/' in path:
            chunks = path.split('/')
            chunks.reverse()
            val = self.data
            
            while (len(chunks)>1):
                chunk = chunks.pop()
                cnt = len(chunks)
                if chunk.isdigit():
                    val = val[int(chunk)]
                else:
                    val = val[chunk]
            
            if chunks[0].isdigit():
                val[int(chunks[0])] = new_val
            else:
                val[chunks[0]] = new_val
            
            return True
        
        try:
            self.data[path] = new_val
            return True
        except (KeyError, IndexError):
            return False