docs: def _append_branch(self, value, _file):
          """Call this function to write branch contents.
  
          Keyword arguments:
              * value - dict, content to be dumped
              * _file - FileIO, output file
  
          """
          if not value:
              return
              # return self._append_none(None, _file)
  
          self._tctr += 1
          _vlen = len(value)
          for (_vctr, (_item, _text)) in enumerate(value.items()):
              _text = self.object_hook(_text)
              _type = type(_text).__name__
  
              flag_dict = (_type == 'dict')
              flag_list = (_type == 'list' and (len(_text) > 1 or (len(_text) == 1 and type(_text[0]).__name__ == 'dict')))  # noqa pylint: disable=line-too-long
              flag_tuple = (_type == 'tuple' and (len(_text) > 1 or (len(_text) == 1 and type(_text[0]).__name__ == 'dict')))  # noqa pylint: disable=line-too-long
              flag_bytes = (_type == 'bytes' and len(_text) > 16)
              if any((flag_dict, flag_list, flag_tuple, flag_bytes)):
                  _pref = '\n'
              else:
                  _pref = ' ->'
  
              _labs = ''
              for _ in range(self._tctr):
                  _labs += _TEMP_SPACES if self._bctr[_] else _TEMP_BRANCH
  
              _keys = '{labs}  |-- {item}{pref}'.format(labs=_labs, item=_item, pref=_pref)
              _file.write(_keys)
  
              if _vctr == _vlen - 1:
                  self._bctr[self._tctr] = 1
  
              _MAGIC_TYPES[_type](self, _text, _file)
  
              _suff = '' if _type == 'dict' else '\n'
              _file.write(_suff)
  
          self._bctr[self._tctr] = 0
          self._tctr -= 1