def find_submodule_and_param_name(model, long_key, start_prefix):
    """
    A helper util to find the last sub-module and the param/buffer name. If `start_prefix` is supplied it'll be removed
    from the start of the key
    """

    if len(start_prefix) > 0 and long_key.startswith(start_prefix):
        long_key = ".".join(long_key.split(".")[1:])

    split_key = long_key.split(".")
    submodule = model
    while len(split_key) > 1:
        if hasattr(submodule, split_key[0]):
            submodule = getattr(submodule, split_key[0])
            del split_key[0]
        else:
            submodule = None
            break
    if submodule == model:
        submodule = None
    return submodule, split_key[0]

    A helper util to find the last sub-module and the param/buffer name. If `start_prefix` is supplied it'll be removed
    from the start of the key
    
dpkd/transformers/src/transformers/modeling_utils.py