code: def strip_dict_params(d1, d2, ignore=["uid"]):
      """
      Helper function for assert_dict_equal
  
      Nearly duplicate of assert_fig_equal in plotly/tests/test_optional/optional_utils.py
      Removes `ignore` params from d1 and/or d2 if they exist
      then returns stripped dictionaries
  
      :param (list|tuple) ignore: sequence of key names as
          strings that are removed from both d1 and d2 if
          they exist
      """
      # deep copy d1 and d2
      if "to_plotly_json" in dir(d1):
          d1_copy = copy.deepcopy(d1.to_plotly_json())
      else:
          d1_copy = copy.deepcopy(d1)
  
      if "to_plotly_json" in dir(d2):
          d2_copy = copy.deepcopy(d2.to_plotly_json())
      else:
          d2_copy = copy.deepcopy(d2)
  
      for key in ignore:
          if key in d1_copy.keys():
              del d1_copy[key]
          if key in d2_copy.keys():
              del d2_copy[key]
  
      return d1_copy, d2_copy
  
file_path: plotly.py/packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/utils.py
imports: import copy
  from numbers import Number
  from unittest import TestCase
  import plotly.io
label_desc: Use image node_id 2 for calling a global function with example usage: strip_dict_params(d1, d2, ignore) and returns: d1_copy,  d2_copy