python get with nested structures and default

mget.py

def mget(dic, *keys):
    ret = dic
    last_key = keys[-1]
    for key in keys[:-1]:
        ret = ret.get(key, {})
    return ret[last_key]

def mgetd(dic, *keys):
    ret = dic
    last_key = keys[-2]
    last_default = keys[-1]
    for key in keys[:-2]:
        ret = ret.get(key, {})
    return ret.get(last_key, last_default)

d = {
        'my': {
            'nested': {
                'ds': {
                    'value': 'jackpot',
                    },
                'value': 'val1',

                },
            'value2': 'val2',
            },
        }
print 'jackpot: '+ str(mget(d, 'my', 'nested', 'ds', 'value'))
print 'value  : '+ str(mget(d, 'my', 'nested', 'value'))
print 'value2 : '+ str(mget(d, 'my', 'value2'))

try:
    print 'empty  : '+ str(mget(d, 'my', 'nested', 'ds', 'fail'))
except Exception as x:
    print x

try:
    print 'empty  : '+ str(mget(d, 'my', 'fail'))
except Exception as x:
    print x

try:
    print 'empty  : '+ str(mget(d, 'my', 'nested', 'fail'))
except Exception as x:
    print x

try:
    print 'empty  : '+ str(mget(d, 'my', 'fail', 'fail'))
except Exception as x:
    print x

print 'd jackpot: '+ str(mgetd(d, 'my', 'nested', 'ds', 'value', 'default'))
print 'd value  : '+ str(mgetd(d, 'my', 'nested', 'value', 'default'))
print 'd value2 : '+ str(mgetd(d, 'my', 'value2', 'default'))
print 'd empty  : '+ str(mgetd(d, 'my', 'nested', 'ds', 'fail', 'default'))
print 'd empty  : '+ str(mgetd(d, 'my', 'fail', 'default'))
print 'd empty  : '+ str(mgetd(d, 'my', 'nested', 'fail', 'default'))
print 'd empty  : '+ str(mgetd(d, 'my', 'fail', 'fail', 'default'))