diff --git a/scripts/UnitTests/SettingsParser/test_PathParser.py b/scripts/UnitTests/SettingsParser/test_PathParser.py
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+++ b/scripts/UnitTests/SettingsParser/test_PathParser.py
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+import unittest
+from parser.SettingsParser.PathParser import PathParser
+
+
+class TestPathParser(unittest.TestCase):
+	def setUp(self):
+		self.parser = PathParser()
+
+	def test_parseValidInput(self):
+		propertyPath = '123.abc.some_name'
+		segments = self.parser.parsePath(propertyPath)
+
+		self.assertEqual(3, len(segments))
+		self.assertEqual('123', segments[0])
+		self.assertEqual('abc', segments[1])
+		self.assertEqual('some_name', segments[2])
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diff --git a/scripts/parser/SettingsParser/PathParser.py b/scripts/parser/SettingsParser/PathParser.py
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+class PathParser:
+	def parsePath(self, line):
+		assert line is not None
+
+		pathSegments = line.split('.')
+		self._guardPathSegments(pathSegments, line)
+
+		return pathSegments
+
+	def _guardPathSegments(self, pathSegments, sourceLine):
+		if '' in pathSegments:
+			raise Exception('invalid path given: {0}'.format(sourceLine))
+
+