code: def _get_base_state(self):
          '''
          Get the base state of the object, as defined by the app.layout code, as a python dict
          '''
          base_app_inst = self.stateless_app.as_dash_app().as_dash_instance() # pylint: disable=no-member
  
          # Get base layout response, from a base object
          base_resp = base_app_inst.locate_endpoint_function('dash-layout')()
  
          base_obj = json.loads(base_resp.data.decode('utf-8'))
  
          # Walk the base layout and find all values; insert into base state map
          obj = {}
          base_app_inst.walk_tree_and_extract(base_obj, obj)
          return obf _get_base_state(self):
          '''
          Get the base state of the object, as defined by the app.layout code, as a python dict
          '''
          base_app_inst = self.stateless_app.as_dash_app().as_dash_instance() # pylint: disable=no-member
  
          # Get base layout response, from a base object
          base_resp = base_app_inst.locate_endpoint_function('dash-layout')()
  
          base_obj = json.loads(base_resp.data.decode('utf-8'))
  
          # Walk the base layout and find all values; insert into base state map
          obj = {}
          base_app_inst.walk_tree_and_extract(base_obj, obj)
          return obj
docs: Get the base state of the object, as defined by the app.layout code, as a python dict