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merges two dictionaries with nested dictionaries inside of them without altering either of the original dictionaries
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| def dict_merge(d1:dict, d2:dict, ret_dict:dict): | |
| for k in sorted(set(d1.keys()).union(d2.keys())): | |
| if k in d1 and k in d2: | |
| if isinstance(d1[k], dict) and isinstance(d2[k], dict): | |
| ret_dict[k] = {} | |
| dict_merge(d1[k], d2[k], ret_dict[k]) | |
| else: | |
| ret_dict[k] = d2[k] | |
| elif k in d2: | |
| ret_dict[k] = d2[k] | |
| else: | |
| ret_dict[k] = d1[k] | |
| return ret_dict |
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If there is a value conflict for the same key, the function defaults to the value from d2