def _set_port_channel(self, v, load=False):
    """
    Setter method for port_channel, mapped from YANG variable /interface/port_channel (list)
    If this variable is read-only (config: false) in the
    source YANG file, then _set_port_channel is considered as a private
    method. Backends looking to populate this variable should
    do so via calling thisObj._set_port_channel() directly.

    YANG Description: The list of port-channels in the managed device. Each
entry represents a port-channel.
    """
    if hasattr(v, "_utype"):
      v = v._utype(v)
    try:
      t = YANGDynClass(v,base=YANGListType("name",port_channel.port_channel, yang_name="port-channel", rest_name="Port-channel", parent=self, is_container='list', user_ordered=True, path_helper=self._path_helper, yang_keys='name', extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'info': u'The list of port-channels.', u'cli-no-key-completion': None, u'alt-name': u'Port-channel', u'sort-priority': u'RUNNCFG_LEVEL_INTERFACE_TYPE_PORT_CHANNEL', u'cli-suppress-show-path': None, u'cli-suppress-list-no': None, u'cli-custom-range-actionpoint': u'NsmRangeCliActionpoint', u'cli-custom-range-enumerator': u'NsmRangeCliActionpoint', u'cli-suppress-key-abbreviation': None, u'cli-no-match-completion': None, u'cli-full-command': None, u'callpoint': u'interface_po'}}), is_container='list', yang_name="port-channel", rest_name="Port-channel", parent=self, path_helper=self._path_helper, extmethods=self._extmethods, register_paths=True, extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'info': u'The list of port-channels.', u'cli-no-key-completion': None, u'alt-name': u'Port-channel', u'sort-priority': u'RUNNCFG_LEVEL_INTERFACE_TYPE_PORT_CHANNEL', u'cli-suppress-show-path': None, u'cli-suppress-list-no': None, u'cli-custom-range-actionpoint': u'NsmRangeCliActionpoint', u'cli-custom-range-enumerator': u'NsmRangeCliActionpoint', u'cli-suppress-key-abbreviation': None, u'cli-no-match-completion': None, u'cli-full-command': None, u'callpoint': u'interface_po'}}, namespace='urn:brocade.com:mgmt:brocade-interface', defining_module='brocade-interface', yang_type='list', is_config=True)
    except (TypeError, ValueError):
      raise ValueError({
          'error-string': """port_channel must be of a type compatible with list""",
          'defined-type': "list",
          'generated-type': """YANGDynClass(base=YANGListType("name",port_channel.port_channel, yang_name="port-channel", rest_name="Port-channel", parent=self, is_container='list', user_ordered=True, path_helper=self._path_helper, yang_keys='name', extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'info': u'The list of port-channels.', u'cli-no-key-completion': None, u'alt-name': u'Port-channel', u'sort-priority': u'RUNNCFG_LEVEL_INTERFACE_TYPE_PORT_CHANNEL', u'cli-suppress-show-path': None, u'cli-suppress-list-no': None, u'cli-custom-range-actionpoint': u'NsmRangeCliActionpoint', u'cli-custom-range-enumerator': u'NsmRangeCliActionpoint', u'cli-suppress-key-abbreviation': None, u'cli-no-match-completion': None, u'cli-full-command': None, u'callpoint': u'interface_po'}}), is_container='list', yang_name="port-channel", rest_name="Port-channel", parent=self, path_helper=self._path_helper, extmethods=self._extmethods, register_paths=True, extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'info': u'The list of port-channels.', u'cli-no-key-completion': None, u'alt-name': u'Port-channel', u'sort-priority': u'RUNNCFG_LEVEL_INTERFACE_TYPE_PORT_CHANNEL', u'cli-suppress-show-path': None, u'cli-suppress-list-no': None, u'cli-custom-range-actionpoint': u'NsmRangeCliActionpoint', u'cli-custom-range-enumerator': u'NsmRangeCliActionpoint', u'cli-suppress-key-abbreviation': None, u'cli-no-match-completion': None, u'cli-full-command': None, u'callpoint': u'interface_po'}}, namespace='urn:brocade.com:mgmt:brocade-interface', defining_module='brocade-interface', yang_type='list', is_config=True)""",
        })

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