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subget.py
def sub_get(d, key, default=0):
''' sub_get({ 'foo' : { 'bar' : 1 }}, 'foo.bar') returns 1 '''
if '.' not in key:
return d.get(key, default)
parts = key.split('.')
r = d
for p in parts:
r = r.get(p, default)
return r
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