code: def __dict_to_object_meta(name, namespace, metadata):
      '''
      Converts a dictionary into kubernetes ObjectMetaV1 instance.
      '''
      meta_obj = kubernetes.client.V1ObjectMeta()
      meta_obj.namespace = namespace
  
      # Replicate `kubectl [create|replace|apply] --record`
      if 'annotations' not in metadata:
          metadata['annotations'] = {}
      if 'kubernetes.io/change-cause' not in metadata['annotations']:
          metadata['annotations']['kubernetes.io/change-cause'] = ' '.join(sys.argv)
  
      for key, value in iteritems(metadata):
          if hasattr(meta_obj, key):
              setattr(meta_obj, key, value)
  
      if meta_obj.name != name:
          log.warning(
              'The object already has a name attribute, overwriting it with '
              'the one defined inside of salt')
          meta_obj.name = name
  
      return meta_obf __dict_to_object_meta(name, namespace, metadata):
      '''
      Converts a dictionary into kubernetes ObjectMetaV1 instance.
      '''
      meta_obj = kubernetes.client.V1ObjectMeta()
      meta_obj.namespace = namespace
  
      # Replicate `kubectl [create|replace|apply] --record`
      if 'annotations' not in metadata:
          metadata['annotations'] = {}
      if 'kubernetes.io/change-cause' not in metadata['annotations']:
          metadata['annotations']['kubernetes.io/change-cause'] = ' '.join(sys.argv)
  
      for key, value in iteritems(metadata):
          if hasattr(meta_obj, key):
              setattr(meta_obj, key, value)
  
      if meta_obj.name != name:
          log.warning(
              'The object already has a name attribute, overwriting it with '
              'the one defined inside of salt')
          meta_obj.name = name
  
      return meta_obj
docs: Converts a dictionary into kubernetes ObjectMetaV1 instance.