phi/utils/merge_dict.py

from typing import Dict, Any


def merge_dictionaries(a: Dict[str, Any], b: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
    """
    Recursively merges two dictionaries.
    If there are conflicting keys, values from 'b' will take precedence.

    @params:
    a (Dict[str, Any]): The first dictionary to be merged.
    b (Dict[str, Any]): The second dictionary, whose values will take precedence.

    Returns:
    None: The function modifies the first dictionary in place.
    """
    for key in b:
        if key in a and isinstance(a[key], dict) and isinstance(b[key], dict):
            merge_dictionaries(a[key], b[key])
        else:
            a[key] = b[key]