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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+github3.helpers
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This module contians the helpers.
+"""
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from dateutil.parser import parse as parse_datetime
+
+def is_collection(obj):
+    """Tests if an object is a collection."""
+
+    col = getattr(obj, '__getitem__', False)
+    val = False if (not col) else True
+
+    if isinstance(obj, basestring):
+        val = False
+
+    return val
+
+
+
+# from kennethreitz/python-github3
+def to_python(obj,
+    in_dict,
+    str_keys=None,
+    date_keys=None,
+    int_keys=None,
+    object_map=None,
+    bool_keys=None,
+    dict_keys=None,
+    **kwargs):
+    """Extends a given object for API Consumption.
+
+    :param obj: Object to extend.
+    :param in_dict: Dict to extract data from.
+    :param string_keys: List of in_dict keys that will be extracted as strings.
+    :param date_keys: List of in_dict keys that will be extrad as datetimes.
+    :param object_map: Dict of {key, obj} map, for nested object results.
+    """
+
+    d = dict()
+
+    if str_keys:
+        for in_key in str_keys:
+            d[in_key] = in_dict.get(in_key)
+
+    if date_keys:
+        for in_key in date_keys:
+            in_date = in_dict.get(in_key)
+            try:
+                out_date = parse_datetime(in_date)
+            except TypeError, e:
+                raise e
+                out_date = None
+
+            d[in_key] = out_date
+
+    if int_keys:
+        for in_key in int_keys:
+            if (in_dict is not None) and (in_dict.get(in_key) is not None):
+                d[in_key] = int(in_dict.get(in_key))
+
+    if bool_keys:
+        for in_key in bool_keys:
+            if in_dict.get(in_key) is not None:
+                d[in_key] = bool(in_dict.get(in_key))
+
+    if dict_keys:
+        for in_key in dict_keys:
+            if in_dict.get(in_key) is not None:
+                d[in_key] = dict(in_dict.get(in_key))
+
+    if object_map:
+        for (k, v) in object_map.items():
+            if in_dict.get(k):
+                d[k] = v.new_from_dict(in_dict.get(k))
+
+    obj.__dict__.update(d)
+    obj.__dict__.update(kwargs)
+
+    # Save the dictionary, for write comparisons.
+    obj._cache = d
+    obj.__cache = in_dict
+
+    return obj
+
+
+def to_api(in_dict, int_keys=None, date_keys=None, bool_keys=None):
+    """Extends a given object for API Production."""
+
+    # Cast all int_keys to int()
+    if int_keys:
+        for in_key in int_keys:
+            if (in_key in in_dict) and (in_dict.get(in_key, None) is not None):
+                in_dict[in_key] = int(in_dict[in_key])
+
+    # Cast all date_keys to datetime.isoformat
+    if date_keys:
+        for in_key in date_keys:
+            if (in_key in in_dict) and (in_dict.get(in_key, None) is not None):
+
+                _from = in_dict[in_key]
+
+                if isinstance(_from, basestring):
+                    dtime = parse_datetime(_from)
+
+                elif isinstance(_from, datetime):
+                    dtime = _from
+
+                in_dict[in_key] = dtime.isoformat()
+
+            elif (in_key in in_dict) and in_dict.get(in_key, None) is None:
+                del in_dict[in_key]
+
+    # Remove all Nones
+    for k, v in in_dict.items():
+        if v is None:
+            del in_dict[k]
+
+    return in_dict