simplifyObj

### simplify nested dictionaries [or stringify and truncate] ###
####### sample usage at  https://pastebin.com/LcqTjYNZ #########

def simplifyObj(mList, kKey=None, cKey=None, sKey=None, maxLen=50):
    if maxLen is not None and (type(maxLen) != int or maxLen < 15):
        maxLen = 50
    if kKey is None or (cKey is None and sKey is None):
        if type(mList) in [bool, int, float]: return mList
        if type(mList) in [tuple, list]:
            simplified = [simplifyObj(m, maxLen=maxLen) for m in mList]
            return tuple(simplified) if type(mList) == tuple else simplified
        if type(mList) == dict:
            return {k: simplifyObj(v, maxLen=maxLen) for k, v in mList.items()}

    if type(mList) != list:
        # stringify and truncate
        mList = str(mList)
        if maxLen is not None and len(mList) > maxLen:
            mList = mList[:maxLen-7] + '...' + mList[-8:]
        return mList
    return {
        str(d[kKey]): simplifyObj(
            d[cKey] if cKey in d else d[sKey], kKey, cKey, sKey, maxLen
        ) for d in mList if type(d) == dict and kKey in d and ((
            sKey is not None and sKey in d and type(d[sKey] == list
        )) or (cKey is not None and cKey in d))
    }