Data pipelines & processing
ETL-style flows, batch transforms, validation, and moving data between formats.
How to Merge Incremental Snapshot Upsert Dict in Python
Merge a snapshot dict into a base dict, recursively updating nested dictionaries while preferring snapshot values on conflicts.
def merge_upsert(base: dict, snapshot: dict) -> dict:
"""
Merge a snapshot dict into a base dict, preferring snapshot values
on key conflicts (upsert semantics). Nested dicts are merged recursively.
"""
result = dict(base)
for key, value in snapshot.items():
if key in result and i…How to Merge Multiple Data Sources in Python
A beginner-friendly helper that merges lists of dictionaries from multiple sources into one combined list using key filtering.
import json
def merge_pipeline_data(*data_sources, keys=()):
"""Merge multiple data sources (list of dicts) into a single list of merged dicts.
Args:
*data_sources: One or more lists of dictionaries.
keys: Tuple of keys to include from each source (empty means all keys).
Returns:
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