gen_dict_extract.py

def gen_dict_extract(key, var, path=None):
    if path is None:
        path = []
    if hasattr(var, "items"):
        for k, v in var.items():
            if k == key:
                yield v, path + [k]
            if isinstance(v, dict):
                for result, _path in gen_dict_extract(key, v, path + [k]):
                    yield result, _path
            elif isinstance(v, list):
                for idx, d in enumerate(v):
                    for result, _path in gen_dict_extract(key, d, path + [f"{k}[{idx}]"]):
                        yield result, _path