def save_last_sync(self, ids, process):
        try:
            spec = {'_id': 'last_sync'}
            document = {'$set': {process: ids}}
            self.db.internal.update(spec, document, upsert=True)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
def _restore_vars(v_list, t_list):
  """Restore variables in v_list from t_list."""
  ops = []
  for v, t in zip(v_list, t_list):
    ops.append(v.assign(t))
  return ops