def _get_settings(self):
        # return a python dictionary representing the pickled data.
        try:
            import pickle
        except __HOLE__:
            import cPickle as pickle
        from helpdesk.lib import b64decode
        try:
            return pickle.loads(b64decode(str(self.settings_pickled)))
        except pickle.UnpicklingError:
            return {}
dataset/ETHPy150Open rossp/django-helpdesk/helpdesk/models.py/UserSettings._get_settings