This snippet: 
use Data::Diver qw( Dive );
my $ref = {'original' => {'default' => 'result'}};
print Dive($ref, 'original', 'default'), "\n";
die;

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outputs: 
result
Can't use string ("default") as a SCALAR ref while "strict refs" in use at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.14/Data/Diver.pm line 91.
        ...propagated at /tmp/test.pl line 7.
That is, simple Dive() use pollutes $! due to a test in the code. "no strict refs" doesn't fix it. It means that any die(), croak() etc. reports this even when you don't want it to. Am I missing something or perhaps there is an alternative non auto-vivifying module?

In reply to Data::Diver polluting $! by philkime

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