code: def _expand_wildcard_action(action):
      
      if isinstance(action, list):
          expanded_actions = []
          for item in action:
              expanded_actions.extend(_expand_wildcard_action(item))
          return expanded_actions
  
      else:
          if '*' in action:
              expanded = [
                  expanded_action.lower() for expanded_action in all_permissions if fnmatch.fnmatchcase(
                      expanded_action.lower(), action.lower()
                  )
              ]
  
              # if we get a wildcard for a tech we've never heard of, just return the wildcard
              if not expanded:
                  return [action.lower()]
  
              return expanded
          return [action.lower()]
docs: :param action: 'autoscaling:*'
      :return: A list of all autoscaling permissions matching the wildcard