code: def set_attrs(obj, attrs):
      
      o = setattr
  
      if hasattr(obj, '__setitem__'):
          o = type(obj).__setitem__
  
      [o(obj, k, v) for k, v in attrs.iteritems()]
docs: Applies a collection of attributes C{attrs} to object C{obj} in the most
      generic way possible.
  
      @param obj: An instance implementing C{__setattr__}, or C{__setitem__}
      @param attrs: A collection implementing the C{iteritems} function
      @type attrs: Usually a dict