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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def _merge_dict(self, global_dict, local_dict):
 """ Merges the two dictionaries together :param global_dict: Global dictionary to be merged :param local_dict: Local dictionary to be merged :return: New merged dictionary with values shallow copied """


        # Local has higher priority than global. So iterate over local dict and merge into global if keys are overridden
        global_dict = global_dict.copy()

        for key in local_dict.keys():

            if key in global_dict:
                # Both local & global contains the same key. Let's do a merge.
                global_dict[key] = self._do_merge(global_dict[key], local_dict[key])

            else:
                # Key is not in globals, just in local. Copy it over
                global_dict[key] = local_dict[key]

        return global_dict