Module `gcip.tools.dict`

Functions

def merge_dict(source_dict: Dict[str, Any], target_dict: Dict[str, Any]) ‑> Dict[str, Any]

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def merge_dict(
    source_dict: Dict[str, Any], target_dict: Dict[str, Any]
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    """
    Merges `source_dict` into `target_dict`.

    All values from `source_dict` will either extend or overwrite
    values in `target_dict`. The merge works recursively. The
    `target_dict` becomes modified.

    Args:
        source_dict (dict): The dict the values should be taken from.
        target_dict (dict): The dict the values should be applied to.

    Returns:
        dict: Returns the modified `target_dict`.
    """
    for key, value in source_dict.items():
        if isinstance(value, dict) and key in target_dict:
            merge_dict(value, target_dict[key])
        else:
            target_dict[key] = value
    return target_dict

Merges source_dict into target_dict.

All values from source_dict will either extend or overwrite values in target_dict. The merge works recursively. The target_dict becomes modified.

Args

source_dict : dict: The dict the values should be taken from.
target_dict : dict: The dict the values should be applied to.

Returns

dict: Returns the modified target_dict.