merge lists without duplicates in merge_data

useblocks · May 4, 2023 · c27057e · c27057e
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commit c27057e
Showing 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/sphinx_needs/needs.py b/sphinx_needs/needs.py
@@ -739,11 +739,11 @@ def merge(name: str, is_complex_dict: bool = False) -> None:
                     for other_key, other_value in other_objects.items():
                         # other_value is a list from here on!
                         if other_key in objects:
-                            objects[other_key] += other_value
+                            objects[other_key] = list(set(objects[other_key]) | set(other_value))
                         else:
                             objects[other_key] = other_value
             elif isinstance(other_objects, list) and isinstance(objects, list):
-                objects += other_objects
+                objects = list(set(objects) | set(other_objects))
             else:
                 raise TypeError(
                     f'Objects to "merge" must be dict or list, ' f"not {type(other_objects)} and {type(objects)}"