# Function to convert json string or python dict into ObjectWrapper

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**Created:** [March 5, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/function-to-convert-json-string-or-python-dict-into-objectwrapper/32861 "2020-03-05T22:45:39Z")\
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Forcing each to the expected type while traversing makes a deep copy:

```auto
def sanitize_tree(element):
    if hasattr(element, ' __iter__'):
        if hasattr(element, 'keys'):
            return dict((k, sanitize_tree(element[k])) for k in element.keys())
        else:
            return list(sanitize_tree(x) for x in element)
    return element

```

EDIT: Got rid of the unnecessary zip() and used only one keys() iterator instead of two.

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