python-box does this in the most intuitive way possible: >>> from box import Box >>> empty_box = Box(default_box=True) >>> empty_box.a.b.c.d.e.f.g

python-box does this in the most intuitive way possible: >>> from box import Box >>> empty_box = Box(default_box=True) >>> empty_box.a.b.c.d.e.f.g # <Box: {}>