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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 update(self, settings):
 """Recursively merge the given settings into the current settings."""

        self.settings.cache_clear()
        self._settings = settings
        log.info("Updated settings to %s", self._settings)
        self._update_disabled_plugins()