code: def update_ase(db_file, identity, stdout, **key_value_pairs):
      
      db_ase = ase.db.connect(db_file)
  
      _normalize_key_value_pairs_inplace(key_value_pairs)
      count = db_ase.update(identity, **key_value_pairs)
      stdout.write('  Updating {0} key value pairs in ASE db row id = {1}\n'
                   .format(count, identity))
      return
docs: Connect to ASE db