def get_next_id(self):
        try:
            query = {'_id': 'last_id'}
            update = {'$inc': {'id': 1}}
            fn = self.db.internal.find_and_modify
            row = fn(query, update, upsert=True, new=True)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return row['id']
def kth(root, k):
    if k < size(root.left):
        return kth(root.left, k)
    elif k > size(root.left):
        return kth(root.right, k - size(root.left) - 1)
    return root.key