from copy import deepcopy def find_error_dict_with_code(tests, code): return next((test_dict for test_dict in tests if test_dict["code"] == code), None) def update_migration_tests(base_tests, specific_tests): base_tests = deepcopy(base_tests) for override_test in specific_tests: migration_test_dict = find_error_dict_with_code( base_tests, override_test["code"] ) if migration_test_dict is None or not override_test["code"]: migration_test_dict = {} base_tests.append(migration_test_dict) for key in override_test.keys(): migration_test_dict[key] = override_test[key] return base_tests