def test_views():
    X = np.array(X_list)
    adata = ad.AnnData(X, obs=obs_dict, var=var_dict, uns=uns_dict, dtype="int32")

    assert adata[:, 0].is_view
    assert adata[:, 0].X.tolist() == np.reshape([1, 4, 7], (3, 1)).tolist()

    adata[:2, 0].X = [0, 0]

    assert adata[:, 0].X.tolist() == np.reshape([0, 0, 7], (3, 1)).tolist()

    adata_subset = adata[:2, [0, 1]]

    assert adata_subset.is_view
    # now transition to actual object
    adata_subset.obs["foo"] = range(2)
    assert not adata_subset.is_view

    assert adata_subset.obs["foo"].tolist() == list(range(2))
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)