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| -rw-r--r-- | python/vyos/utils/dict.py | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/utils/dict.py b/python/vyos/utils/dict.py index 3fcda902f..058717265 100644 --- a/python/vyos/utils/dict.py +++ b/python/vyos/utils/dict.py @@ -315,7 +315,12 @@ def dict_to_key_paths(d: dict) -> list: """ def func(d, path): if isinstance(d, dict): - if not d: + # An empty dict is a valueless leaf node and yields the path that + # leads to it - but only if there is one. An empty dict at the top + # level means "no configuration at all", which must yield nothing + # instead of a single empty path: consumers join the components + # into a dotted option name, and '' is not an option + if not d and path: yield path for k, v in d.items(): for r in func(v, path + [k]): |