use python built in for updating a dict

faq/views.py

@@ -2,19 +2,6 @@
 from models import Question
 import datetime
 
-def dict_to_dict(origin, new):
-    """
-    A utility method to add items from one dictionary to an already existing dictionary.
-    
-    Primary use is for extra_context population.
-
-    """
-
-    for key, value in new.items():
-        if callable(value):
-            origin[key] = value()
-        else:
-            origin[key] = value
 
 def question_detail(request, slug, template_name='faq/question_detail.html', extra_context={}):
     """
@@ -42,11 +29,10 @@ def question_list( request, template_name='faq/question_list.html', extra_contex
     #for people to see how they could "extend" their existing extra_context using a parameter value to
     #allow developers to make their app more reusable
     #we set the below dict value and then allow the user to pass along their own
-    #if they we then populate the user supplied extra_context using the dict_to_dict method
+    #if they we then populate the user supplied extra_context using the update method
     extra = { 'created_on': datetime.datetime.now() }
 
-    if extra_context:
-        dict_to_dict( extra, extra_context )
+    extra.update( extra_context )
 
     return object_list(
         request,