docs: def provider(self, value):
          """
          Validate and set a WMI provider. Default to `ProviderArchitecture.DEFAULT`
          """
          result = None
  
          # `None` defaults to `ProviderArchitecture.DEFAULT`
          defaulted_value = value or ProviderArchitecture.DEFAULT
  
          try:
              parsed_value = int(defaulted_value)
          except ValueError:
              pass
          else:
              if parsed_value in ProviderArchitecture:
                  result = parsed_value
  
          if result is None:
              self.logger.error(u"Invalid '%s' WMI Provider Architecture. The parameter is ignored.", value)
  
          self._provider = result or ProviderArchitecture.DEFAULT