def get_by_dotted_path(d, path, default=None):
    """
    Get an entry from nested dictionaries using a dotted path.

    Example
    -------
    >>> get_by_dotted_path({'foo': {'a': 12}}, 'foo.a')
    12
    """
    if not path:
        return d
    split_path = path.split(".")
    current_option = d
    for p in split_path:
        if p not in current_option:
            return default
        current_option = current_option[p]
    return current_option

    Get an entry from nested dictionaries using a dotted path.

    Example
    -------
    >>> get_by_dotted_path({'foo': {'a': 12}}, 'foo.a')
    12
    
sacred/utils.py