code: def update_description(self, description):
          
          desc_node = self.metadata.find('description')
          if desc_node is None:
              log.debug('Could not find short description node for [{}].'.format(str(self.iocid)))
              log.debug('Creating & inserting the short description node')
              desc_node = ioc_et.make_description_node(description)
              insert_index = 0
              for child in self.metadata.getchildren():
                  if child.tag == 'short_description':
                      index = self.metadata.index(child)
                      insert_index = index + 1
                      break
              self.metadata.insert(insert_index, desc_node)
          else:
              desc_node.text = description
          return True
docs: Update the description) of an IOC
  
          This creates the description node if it is not present.
          :param description: Value to set the description too
          :return: True