def set_options(self, options):
        """Sets the given options as instance attributes (only
        if they are known).

        :parameters:
            options : Dict
                All known instance attributes and more if the childclass
                has defined them before this call.

        :rtype: None
        """
        for key, val in options.items():
            key = key.lstrip('_')
            if hasattr(self, key):
                setattr(self, key, val)