I have some dictionaries of dictionaries, like this: a['b']['c']['d']['answer'] = answer1 a['b']['c']['e']['answer'] = answer2 a['b']['c']['f']['answer'] = answer3 .... a['b']['c']['d']['conf'] = conf1 a['b']['c']['e']['conf'] = conf2 a['b']['c']['f']['conf'] = conf3 Is there a fast way to get a list of values of all answers for all elements at the third level (d,e,f)? Specifically I'd like to know if there's any mechanism implementing a wildcard (e.g., a['b']['c']['*']['answer'].values() update The fastest way I've found till now is: [x['answer'] for x in a['b']['c'].values()] Continue reading...