Convert a flat dict into an object

inflate.py

def kwargs_to_obj(**kwargs):
    """ Return an object populated from a kwargs dict.
    Useful for mapping html form post request to python object.

    >>> kwargs_to_obj(**{'horse.age':23, 'horse.color': 'bleu', 'horse.legs[]': 'fl,fr,rl,rr'})
    {'horse': {'color': 'bleu', 'age': 23, 'legs': ['fl', 'fr', 'rl', 'rr']}}
    """
    result = {}
    for k, v in kwargs.items():
        name_path = k.split('.')
        np = name_path.pop(0)
        temp = result.get(np, {})
        result[np] = temp
        res_temp = {}
        depth = 0
        for np in name_path:
            depth += 1
            if '[]' in np:
                np = np.replace('[]', '')
                temp[np] = temp.get(np, [])
                v = v.split(',')
            else:
                temp[np] = temp.get(np, {})
            res_temp = temp
            temp = temp[np]
        if depth == 0:
            result[np] = v
        else:
            res_temp[np] = v
        
    return result