def _set_ethernet(self, v, load=False):
    """
    Setter method for ethernet, mapped from YANG variable /interface/ethernet/logical_interface/ethernet (list)
    If this variable is read-only (config: false) in the
    source YANG file, then _set_ethernet is considered as a private
    method. Backends looking to populate this variable should
    do so via calling thisObj._set_ethernet() directly.
    """
    if hasattr(v, "_utype"):
      v = v._utype(v)
    try:
      t = YANGDynClass(v,base=YANGListType("instance_id",ethernet.ethernet, yang_name="ethernet", rest_name="ethernet", parent=self, is_container='list', user_ordered=False, path_helper=self._path_helper, yang_keys='instance-id', extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'info': u'Configure an Ethernet Logical Interface on this main interface', u'cli-no-key-completion': None, u'cli-suppress-list-no': None, u'cli-suppress-key-abbreviation': None, u'cli-no-match-completion': None, u'cli-full-command': None, u'callpoint': u'interface_phy_lif', u'cli-mode-name': u'conf-if-eth-lif-$(instance-id)'}}), is_container='list', yang_name="ethernet", rest_name="ethernet", parent=self, path_helper=self._path_helper, extmethods=self._extmethods, register_paths=True, extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'info': u'Configure an Ethernet Logical Interface on this main interface', u'cli-no-key-completion': None, u'cli-suppress-list-no': None, u'cli-suppress-key-abbreviation': None, u'cli-no-match-completion': None, u'cli-full-command': None, u'callpoint': u'interface_phy_lif', u'cli-mode-name': u'conf-if-eth-lif-$(instance-id)'}}, namespace='urn:brocade.com:mgmt:brocade-lif', defining_module='brocade-lif', yang_type='list', is_config=True)
    except (TypeError, ValueError):
      raise ValueError({
          'error-string': """ethernet must be of a type compatible with list""",
          'defined-type': "list",
          'generated-type': """YANGDynClass(base=YANGListType("instance_id",ethernet.ethernet, yang_name="ethernet", rest_name="ethernet", parent=self, is_container='list', user_ordered=False, path_helper=self._path_helper, yang_keys='instance-id', extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'info': u'Configure an Ethernet Logical Interface on this main interface', u'cli-no-key-completion': None, u'cli-suppress-list-no': None, u'cli-suppress-key-abbreviation': None, u'cli-no-match-completion': None, u'cli-full-command': None, u'callpoint': u'interface_phy_lif', u'cli-mode-name': u'conf-if-eth-lif-$(instance-id)'}}), is_container='list', yang_name="ethernet", rest_name="ethernet", parent=self, path_helper=self._path_helper, extmethods=self._extmethods, register_paths=True, extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'info': u'Configure an Ethernet Logical Interface on this main interface', u'cli-no-key-completion': None, u'cli-suppress-list-no': None, u'cli-suppress-key-abbreviation': None, u'cli-no-match-completion': None, u'cli-full-command': None, u'callpoint': u'interface_phy_lif', u'cli-mode-name': u'conf-if-eth-lif-$(instance-id)'}}, namespace='urn:brocade.com:mgmt:brocade-lif', defining_module='brocade-lif', yang_type='list', is_config=True)""",
        })

    self.__ethernet = t
    if hasattr(self, '_set'):
      self._set()