def update_ase(db_file, identity, stdout, **key_value_pairs):
    """Connect to ASE db"""
    db_ase = ase.db.connect(db_file)

    _normalize_key_value_pairs_inplace(key_value_pairs)
    count = db_ase.update(identity, **key_value_pairs)
    stdout.write('  Updating {0} key value pairs in ASE db row id = {1}\n'
                 .format(count, identity))
    return
Connect to ASE db