'Register specific mapping definition for a specific type against one or more indices.
(See :ref:`es-guide-reference-api-admin-indices-put-mapping`)'

def put_mapping(self, doc_type=None, mapping=None, indices=None, ignore_conflicts=None):

    if (not isinstance(mapping, dict)):
        if (mapping is None):
            mapping = {}
        if hasattr(mapping, 'as_dict'):
            mapping = mapping.as_dict()
    if doc_type:
        path = self.conn._make_path(indices, doc_type, '_mapping')
        if (doc_type not in mapping):
            mapping = {doc_type: mapping}
    else:
        path = self.conn._make_path(indices, (), '_mapping')
    parameters = {}
    if (ignore_conflicts is not None):
        parameters['ignore_conflicts'] = ignore_conflicts
    return self.conn._send_request('PUT', path, mapping, params=parameters)
