return v
+def merge_dicts(*dicts):
+ merged = {}
+ for a_dict in dicts:
+ for k, v in a_dict.items():
+ if v is None:
+ continue
+ if (k not in merged or
+ (isinstance(v, compat_str) and v and
+ isinstance(merged[k], compat_str) and
+ not merged[k])):
+ merged[k] = v
+ return merged
+
+
def encode_compat_str(string, encoding=preferredencoding(), errors='strict'):
return string if isinstance(string, compat_str) else compat_str(string, encoding, errors)