'Depreciated function name left in for compatibility'

def assign(self, perm, user_or_group, obj):

    warnings.warn(u"UserObjectPermissionManager    method    'assign'    is    being    renamed    to    'assign_perm'.    Update    your    code    accordingly    as    old    name    will    be    depreciated    in    2.0    version.", DeprecationWarning)
    return self.assign_perm(perm, user_or_group, obj)
