Utils functions for python projects

utils.py

def dict_to_list(dictionary):
  return [
    [
      key, 
      dict_to_list(value) if isinstance(value, (dict)) else value
    ] for key, value in dictionary.items()
  ]

def first_value_of_matrix(matrix):
  value = None

  for item in matrix:
    if isinstance(item, (list)):
      return first_value_of_matrix(item)
    else:
      value = item
      break
  
  return value

def is_list(value):
  return isinstance(value, (list))

def is_dict(value):
  return isinstance(value, (dict))


def navigate_into_dict(dot_path, dictionary):
  if not dot_path or not dictionary:
    return None

  parts_of_path = dot_path.split('.')
  
  for index, key in enumerate(parts_of_path):
    if key.isnumeric() and is_list(dictionary):
      try:
        return dictionary[int(key)]
      except IndexError:
        return None
    elif key in dictionary.keys() and is_dict(dictionary[key]) or is_list(dictionary[key]):
      del parts_of_path[index]

      if len(parts_of_path) == 0:
        return dictionary[key]
      else:
        return navigate_into_dict(".".join(parts_of_path), dictionary[key])
    else:
      return None