def create_store():
    """
    A helper for setting the _proxy and slapping the store
    object for us.

    :return: A thread-local storage as a dictionary
    """
    new_storage = _proxy('store')
    _state.store = type('store', (object,), {})
    new_storage.store = dict()
    return new_storage.store
A helper for setting the _proxy and slapping the store
    object for us.

    :return: A thread-local storage as a dictionary