[ADD] util/update_table_from_dict #297
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A recurrent challenge in writing upgrade scripts is that of updating values in a table based on some form of already available mapping from the id (or another identifier) to the new value, this is often addressed with an iterative solution in the form:
or in a more efficient (only issuing a single query) but hacky way:
With the former being ineffective for big mappings and the latter often requiring some comments at review time to get it right. This commit introduces a util meant to make it easier to efficiently perform such updates.