def update(*args, **kwds):
'''Like dict.update() but add counts instead of replacing them.
Source can be an iterable, a dictionary, or another Counter instance.
>>> c = Counter('which')
>>> c.update('witch') # add elements from another iterable
>>> d = Counter('watch')
>>> c.update(d) # add elements from another counter
>>> c['h'] # four 'h' in which, witch, and watch
4
'''
# The regular dict.update() operation makes no sense here because the
# replace behavior results in the some of original untouched counts
# being mixed-in with all of the other counts for a mismash that
# doesn't have a straight-forward interpretation in most counting
# contexts. Instead, we implement straight-addition. Both the inputs
# and outputs are allowed to contain zero and negative counts.
if not args:
raise TypeError("descriptor 'update' of 'Counter' object "
"needs an argument")
self = args[0]
args = args[1:]
if len(args) > 1:
raise TypeError('expected at most 1 arguments, got %d' % len(args))
iterable = args[0] if args else None
if iterable is not None:
if isinstance(iterable, Mapping):
if self:
self_get = self.get
for elem, count in iterable.items():
self[elem] = count + self_get(elem, 0)
else:
super(Counter, self).update(iterable) # fast path when counter is empty
else:
_count_elements(self, iterable)
if kwds:
self.update(kwds)
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