def METHOD_NAME(self, table, key, value):
    if isinstance(value, dict) and len(value) == 1 and list(value.values())[0] == "":
        op = "remove"        
    elif value is not None:
        op = "add"
    else:
        op = "remove"
    gcu_patch = self.create_gcu_patch(op, table, key, value)
    self.apply_patch(gcu_patch, table)