jsonpath.py

import json


class pathdict(dict):
    def get(self, path, default=None):
        return get(self, path, default=default)


def get(data, path, default=None):
    cur, _, rest = path.partition(".")
    if cur in data:
        if len(rest) > 0:
            return get(data[cur], rest)
        else:
            return data[cur]
    return default


def load(fp, *args, **kwargs):
    return json.load(fp, *args, object_hook=pathdict, **kwargs)


def loads(s, *args, **kwargs):
    return json.loads(s, *args, object_hook=pathdict, **kwargs)