title: Writing a value into a Nested Dictionary and specifying path using a List
body: <p>I need to update the value in a nested dictionary, however I have a list with all of the keys that I need to go through in order to get tot hat value. However this list is automatically generated and the number of layers is not always the same. </p>
  
  <p>Example Dictionary:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{'pop_up_message': {'': []}, 'widgets': {'separator_dropdown': {'widget': '', 'location': {'columnspan': 1, 'row': 0, 'column': 11, 'sticky': 'e', 'rowspan': 1}, 'selected_option': '', 'position': 5}, 'go': {'widget': '', 'location': {'columnspan': 1, 'row': 0, 'column': 6, 'sticky': 'nsew', 'rowspan': 1}, 'position': 4}, 'middle_label': {'widget': '', 'type': 'label', 'location': {'columnspan': 2, 'row': 1, 'column': 5, 'sticky': 'nsew', 'rowspan': 1}, 'default_name': 'Translated File', 'position': 7}, 'export': {'widget': '', 'location': {'columnspan': 2, 'row': 0, 'column': 5, 'sticky': 'nsew', 'rowspan': 1}, 'default_name': 'Export to .txt', 'position': 10}, 'quit': {'widget': '', 'location': {'columnspan': 1, 'row': 1, 'column': 1, 'sticky': 'nsew', 'rowspan': 1}, 'position': 9}, 'separator_message': {'widget': '', 'type': 'label', 'location': {'columnspan': 1, 'row': 0, 'column': 11, 'sticky': 's', 'rowspan': 1}, 'default_name': 'Define Separator', 'position': 2}, 'output_table': {'height': 25, 'position': 8, 'widget': '', 'type': 'scroll_text', 'location': {'columnspan': 11, 'row': 1, 'column': 1, 'sticky': 'nsew', 'rowspan': 1}, 'default_state': 'disabled'}, 'input_table': {'height': 10, 'position': 6, 'widget': '', 'type': 'scroll_text', 'location': {'columnspan': 11, 'row': 1, 'column': 1, 'sticky': 'nsew', 'rowspan': 1}, 'default_state': 'normal'}, 'import_file': {'widget': '', 'location': {'columnspan': 2, 'row': 1, 'column': 4, 'sticky': 'nsew', 'rowspan': 1}, 'position': 3}, 'clear': {'widget': '', 'location': {'columnspan': 1, 'row': 0, 'column': 11, 'sticky': 'nsew', 'rowspan': 1}, 'position': 11}, 'input_message': {'widget': '', 'type': 'label', 'location': {'columnspan': 2, 'row': 1, 'column': 5, 'sticky': 'nsew', 'rowspan': 1}, 'default_name': 'Insert / Import FIX Message', 'position': 1}}, 'tab_restriction': 'EMC', 'name': 'FIX Translator'}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>List of keys:</p>
  
  <pre><code>['widgets', 'separator_dropdown', 'location', 'row']
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Value to change:
  from <code>0</code> to <code>3</code></p>
  
  <p>I have a nested dictionary (which I read from a JSON file). this contains a config for a Tkinter application. Using Tkinter I have built an interface where I can read the configs and display it on a frame where dict keys are tk. Labels and dict values are tk.Entry. </p>
  
  <p>The idea is that I can update (entry widgets) the interface and when pull all of the data from the entry widgets and update the JSON file</p>
  
  <p>Now, I have a list of tk. Entry with values and the associated "path" in the dictionary and now need to update that dictionary and save it as JSON.</p>