func:`func2` will be used for keys 'd' and 'e'. This could also be written as:: __conflict_solve = dict(func1='a b c',func2='d e') These functions will be called for each key they apply to with the form:: func1(self['a'], other['a']) The return value is used as the final merged value. As a convenience, merge() provides five (the most commonly needed) pre-defined policies: preserve, update, add, add_flip and add_s. The easiest explanation is their implementation:: preserve = lambda old,new: old update = lambda old,new: new add = lambda old,new: old + new add_flip = lambda old,new: new + old # note change of order! add_s = lambda old,new: old + ' ' + new # only for str! You can use those four words (as strings) as keys instead of defining them as functions, and the merge method will substitute the appropriate functions for you. For more complicated conflict resolution policies, you still need to construct your own functions. Examples -------- This show the default policy: >>> s = Struct(a=10,b=30) >>> s2 = Struct(a=20,c=40) >>> s.merge(s2) >>> sorted(s.items()) [('a', 10), ('b', 30), ('c', 40)] Now, show how to specify a conflict dict: >>> s = Struct(a=10,b=30) >>> s2 = Struct(a=20,b=40) >>> conflict = {'update':'a','add':'b'} >>> s.merge(s2,conflict) >>> sorted(s.items()) [('a', 20), ('b', 70)] c