modeling_utils.py

import functools


def recurse_getattr(obj, attr: str):
    """
    Recursive `getattr`.

    Args:
        obj:
            A class instance holding the attribute.
        attr (`str`):
            The attribute that is to be retrieved, e.g. 'attribute1.attribute2'.
    """

    def _getattr(obj, attr):
        return getattr(obj, attr)

    return functools.reduce(_getattr, [obj] + attr.split("."))


def recurse_setattr(module, name, value):
    """A function to recursively set attributes to a module."""
    if "." not in name:
        setattr(module, name, value)
    else:
        name, rest = name.split(".", 1)
        recurse_setattr(getattr(module, name), rest, value)