def METHOD_NAME(self, get_status_method, validate=False,
                                dry_run=False):
    vpc_list = get_status_method(
        [self.id],
        dry_run=dry_run
    )
    if len(vpc_list):
        updated_vpc = vpc_list[0]
        self._update(updated_vpc)
    elif validate:
        raise ValueError('%s is not a valid VPC ID' % (self.id,))