def get_stats_result(self, request):
        """Return the StatsResult object for this statistic"""
        stats_datasets = StatsMakerDataverses(**request.GET.dict())

        pub_state = self.get_pub_state(request)

        if pub_state == self.PUB_STATE_ALL:
            stats_result = stats_datasets.get_dataverse_affiliation_counts()
        elif pub_state == self.PUB_STATE_UNPUBLISHED:
            stats_result = stats_datasets.get_dataverse_affiliation_counts_unpublished()
        else:
            stats_result = stats_datasets.get_dataverse_affiliation_counts_published()

        return stats_result
def update(self, *args, **kwargs):
        chain = []
        for arg in args:
            if isinstance(arg, dict):
                iterator = arg.items()
            else:
                iterator = arg
            chain = itertools.chain(chain, iterator)
        if kwargs:
            chain = itertools.chain(chain, kwargs.items())
        for key, value in iterator:
            self._collection[key] = self._from_python(key, value)