merge_dicts

pyhelpers.ops.merge_dicts(*dicts)

Merge multiple dictionaries into a single dictionary.

Parameters:

dicts (dict) – One or multiple dictionaries to merge.

Returns:

A dictionary containing all elements from the input dictionaries.

Return type:

dict

Examples:

>>> from pyhelpers.ops import merge_dicts
>>> dict_a = {'a': 1}
>>> dict_b = {'b': 2}
>>> dict_c = {'c': 3}
>>> merged_dict = merge_dicts(dict_a, dict_b, dict_c)
>>> merged_dict
{'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 3}
>>> dict_c_ = {'c': 4}
>>> merged_dict = merge_dicts(merged_dict, dict_c_)
>>> merged_dict
{'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': [3, 4]}
>>> dict_1 = merged_dict
>>> dict_2 = {'b': 2, 'c': 4, 'd': [5, 6]}
>>> merged_dict = merge_dicts(dict_1, dict_2)
>>> merged_dict
{'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': [[3, 4], 4], 'd': [5, 6]}