code: def set_state(block, state):
          
          if block is None:
              return
          user_state = block.userState()
          if user_state == -1:
              user_state = 0
          higher_part = user_state & 0x7FFF0000
          state &= 0x0000FFFF
          state |= higher_part
          block.setUserState(state)
docs: Sets the user state, generally used for syntax highlighting.
  
          :param block: block to modify
          :param state: new state value.
          :return: