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Dictionary deep merge
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#Complete dictionary merge | |
def update(d1, d2): | |
for k,v in d2.items(): | |
if k in d1 and type(d1[k]) is dict and type(v) is dict: | |
update(d1[k], v) | |
else: | |
d1[k] = v | |
return d1 | |
#Deep merges two dictionaries to a given level, after that level it only overwrites the values | |
def updateToLevel(d1, d2, lvl, count = 0): | |
for k,v in d2.items(): | |
if k in d1 and lvl > count and type(d1[k]) is dict and type(v) is dict: | |
count += 1 | |
updateToLevel(d1[k], v, lvl, count) | |
else: | |
d1[k] = v | |
return d1 | |
#Deep merges two dictionaries and/or arrays | |
def updateAll(d1, d2): | |
if type(d2) is list: | |
d2 = enumerate(d2) | |
if type(d2) is dict: | |
d2 = d2.items() | |
count = 0 | |
for k,v in d2: | |
if k in d1: | |
if type(d1[k]) is dict and type(v) is dict: | |
updateAll(d1[k], v) | |
elif type(d1[k]) is list and type(v) is list: | |
updateAll(d1[k], v) | |
else: | |
d1[k] = v | |
else: | |
d1[k] = v | |
return d1 | |
#example | |
a = { | |
'a':1, | |
'b':{ | |
'c':[1,2,[3,45],4,5], | |
'd':{ | |
'q':1, | |
'b':{ | |
'q':1, | |
'b':8}, | |
'c':4 | |
}, | |
'u':'lol', | |
}, | |
'e':2 | |
} | |
b = { | |
'a':1, | |
'b':{ | |
'c':[2,3,[1]], | |
'd':{ | |
'q':3, | |
'b':{'b':3} | |
} | |
}, | |
'e':2 | |
} | |
print updateToLevel(a, b, 1) |
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