def get_stats_result(self, request):
        """Return the StatsResult object for this statistic"""
        stats_datasets = StatsMakerDataverses(**request.GET.dict())

        pub_state = self.get_pub_state(request)

        if pub_state == self.PUB_STATE_ALL:
            stats_result = stats_datasets.get_dataverse_affiliation_counts()
        elif pub_state == self.PUB_STATE_UNPUBLISHED:
            stats_result = stats_datasets.get_dataverse_affiliation_counts_unpublished()
        else:
            stats_result = stats_datasets.get_dataverse_affiliation_counts_published()

        return stats_result
def _safe_close(self, sess):
    """Closes a session without raising an exception.

    Just like sess.close() but ignores exceptions.

    Args:
      sess: A `Session`.
    """
    # pylint: disable=broad-except
    try:
      sess.close()
    except Exception:
      # Intentionally not logging to avoid user complaints that
      # they get cryptic errors.  We really do not care that Close
      # fails.
      pass
    # pylint: enable=broad-except