def __missing__(self, key):
        if self.default_factory is None:
            raise KeyError(key)
        else:
            ret = self[key] = self.default_factory(name=key)
            return ret
def set_submodule(self, submodule: 'Submodule') -> None:
        """Set this instance's submodule. It must be called before
        the first write operation begins"""
        self._smref = weakref.ref(submodule)