# Merge the "new_values" dictionary recursively into the "base_values" dictionary,
# assigning where new_values is assigned but not fully overwriting nested dictionaries
# (hence recursive)
def merge_dictionary(new_values, base_values):
    for key in new_values:
        if key in base_values and isinstance(base_values[key], dict) and isinstance(new_values[key], dict):
            merge_dictionary(new_values[key], base_values[key])
        else:
            base_values[key] = new_values[key]