_set_nested_dict() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the _set_nested_dict() function in json.py from the langchain codebase.

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Dependency Diagram

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  6fcdab9c_3ecd_51f0_a2ae_3b0c8bfac048["RecursiveJsonSplitter"]
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  100a8874_86d6_7aab_05cd_e0ff79bf9bed["_set_nested_dict()"]
  100a8874_86d6_7aab_05cd_e0ff79bf9bed -->|calls| 100a8874_86d6_7aab_05cd_e0ff79bf9bed
  d81ccdd5_8091_6de6_425e_3dba9ac5dc9f["_json_split()"]
  d81ccdd5_8091_6de6_425e_3dba9ac5dc9f -->|calls| 100a8874_86d6_7aab_05cd_e0ff79bf9bed
  100a8874_86d6_7aab_05cd_e0ff79bf9bed["_set_nested_dict()"]
  100a8874_86d6_7aab_05cd_e0ff79bf9bed -->|calls| 100a8874_86d6_7aab_05cd_e0ff79bf9bed
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Source Code

libs/text-splitters/langchain_text_splitters/json.py lines 59–67

    def _set_nested_dict(
        d: dict[str, Any],
        path: list[str],
        value: Any,  # noqa: ANN401
    ) -> None:
        """Set a value in a nested dictionary based on the given path."""
        for key in path[:-1]:
            d = d.setdefault(key, {})
        d[path[-1]] = value