@staticmethod
def _set_config_section(config, section, **kwargs):
    """
        Set the configuration section in the file with the properties given. The section
        must exist before calling this method.

        :param config: the configuration object
        :param section: the name of the section
        :param kwargs: the key value pairs to put into the section
        :return: Nothing
        """
    for name, value in kwargs.items():
        config.set(section, name, value)
