def _set_igmp_statistics(self, v, load=False):
    """
    Setter method for igmp_statistics, mapped from YANG variable /igmp_snooping_state/igmp_statistics/igmp_statistics (list)
    If this variable is read-only (config: false) in the
    source YANG file, then _set_igmp_statistics is considered as a private
    method. Backends looking to populate this variable should
    do so via calling thisObj._set_igmp_statistics() directly.
    """
    if hasattr(v, "_utype"):
      v = v._utype(v)
    try:
      t = YANGDynClass(v,base=YANGListType("interface_name",igmp_statistics_.igmp_statistics, yang_name="igmp-statistics", rest_name="igmp-statistics", parent=self, is_container='list', user_ordered=False, path_helper=self._path_helper, yang_keys='interface-name', extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'callpoint': u'mc_hms-igmp-interface-statistics-igmp-statistics-2'}}), is_container='list', yang_name="igmp-statistics", rest_name="igmp-statistics", parent=self, path_helper=self._path_helper, extmethods=self._extmethods, register_paths=True, extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'callpoint': u'mc_hms-igmp-interface-statistics-igmp-statistics-2'}}, namespace='urn:brocade.com:mgmt:brocade-mc-hms-operational', defining_module='brocade-mc-hms-operational', yang_type='list', is_config=False)
    except (TypeError, ValueError):
      raise ValueError({
          'error-string': """igmp_statistics must be of a type compatible with list""",
          'defined-type': "list",
          'generated-type': """YANGDynClass(base=YANGListType("interface_name",igmp_statistics_.igmp_statistics, yang_name="igmp-statistics", rest_name="igmp-statistics", parent=self, is_container='list', user_ordered=False, path_helper=self._path_helper, yang_keys='interface-name', extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'callpoint': u'mc_hms-igmp-interface-statistics-igmp-statistics-2'}}), is_container='list', yang_name="igmp-statistics", rest_name="igmp-statistics", parent=self, path_helper=self._path_helper, extmethods=self._extmethods, register_paths=True, extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'callpoint': u'mc_hms-igmp-interface-statistics-igmp-statistics-2'}}, namespace='urn:brocade.com:mgmt:brocade-mc-hms-operational', defining_module='brocade-mc-hms-operational', yang_type='list', is_config=False)""",
        })

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