def unicode_test(seg_instance, seg_str):
            seg_gen_str = str(seg_instance)

            self.assertEqual(len(seg_gen_str), 240)
            self.assertEqual(len(seg_str), 240)
            self.assertEqual(seg_gen_str, seg_str)
def update_snapshot_metadata_item(self, snapshot_id, id, meta_item):
        """Update metadata item for the snapshot."""
        put_body = json.dumps({'meta': meta_item})
        url = "snapshots/%s/metadata/%s" % (str(snapshot_id), str(id))
        resp, body = self.put(url, put_body)
        body = json.loads(body)
        return resp, body['meta']