bgschiller

    def nget(d, *ks, **kwargs):
        for k in ks:
            d = d.get(k)
            if d is None:
                return kwargs.get('default')
        return d

   >>> d = {'a': {'b': {'c': 12 }}}
   >>> nget(d, 'a', 'd', 'c', default='Not Found!')
   'Not Found!'
   >>> nget(d, 'a', 'b', 'c')
   12