def merge_settings(settings, new_metadata_settings):
        """
        Will update the settings with the provided new settings data extracted from the IdP metadata
        :param settings: Current settings dict data
        :type settings: string
        :param new_metadata_settings: Settings to be merged (extracted from IdP metadata after parsing)
        :type new_metadata_settings: string
        :returns: merged settings
        :rtype: dict
        """
        for d in (settings, new_metadata_settings):
            if not isinstance(d, dict):
                raise TypeError('Both arguments must be dictionaries.')

        # Guarantee to not modify original data (`settings.copy()` would not
        # be sufficient, as it's just a shallow copy).
        result_settings = deepcopy(settings)

        # previously I will take care of cert stuff
        if 'idp' in new_metadata_settings and 'idp' in result_settings:
            if new_metadata_settings['idp'].get('x509cert', None) and result_settings['idp'].get('x509certMulti', None):
                del result_settings['idp']['x509certMulti']
            if new_metadata_settings['idp'].get('x509certMulti', None) and result_settings['idp'].get('x509cert', None):
                del result_settings['idp']['x509cert']

        # Merge `new_metadata_settings` into `result_settings`.
        dict_deep_merge(result_settings, new_metadata_settings)
        return result_settings
Will update the settings with the provided new settings data extracted from the IdP metadata
        :param settings: Current settings dict data
        :type settings: string
        :param new_metadata_settings: Settings to be merged (extracted from IdP metadata after parsing)
        :type new_metadata_settings: string
        :returns: merged settings
        :rtype: dict