def importHelper(self, struct):
        m = StrStrHashMap()
        keysAndValues = struct.get(self.__field)
        for i in range(0, len(keysAndValues), 2):
            m[keysAndValues[i]] = keysAndValues[i+1]
        return m
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)