iode.Variables.merge

Variables.merge(other: Self, overwrite: bool = True)

Merge the content of the ‘other’ database into the current database.

Parameters:

other:

other database to be merged in the current one.

overwrite: bool, optional

Whether or not to overwrite the objects with the same name in the two database. Defaults to True.

Examples

>>> from iode import SAMPLE_DATA_DIR
>>> from iode import comments
>>> comments.load(f"{SAMPLE_DATA_DIR}/fun.cmt")
Loading .../fun.cmt
317 objects loaded

>>> # copy comments with names starting with 'A' into a 
>>> # new database 'cmt_detached'
>>> cmt_detached = comments.copy("A*")
>>> cmt_detached.names
['ACAF', 'ACAG', 'AOUC', 'AQC']

>>> # remove 'ACAF' and 'ACAG' from the global Comments database
>>> del comments['ACAF;ACAG']
>>> comments.get_names("A*")
['AOUC', 'AQC']

>>> # update the content of 'AOUC' in 'cmt_detached'
>>> cmt_detached['AOUC'] = "Comment modified"
>>> cmt_detached['AOUC']
'Comment modified'
>>> # content of 'AOUC' in the global Comments database
>>> comments['AOUC']
'Kost per eenheid produkt.'

>>> # merge 'cmt_detached' into the global Comments database
>>> # -> preserve 'AOUC' in the global Comments database
>>> comments.merge(cmt_detached, overwrite=False)
>>> 'ACAF' in comments
True
>>> 'ACAG' in comments
True
>>> comments['AOUC']
'Kost per eenheid produkt.'

>>> # merging 'cmt_detached' into the global Comments database
>>> # -> overwrite the content of 'AOUC' in the global Comments database 
>>> comments.merge(cmt_detached)
>>> comments['AOUC']
'Comment modified'