'Set the bounds of the rectangle: l,b,w,h
ACCEPTS: (left, bottom, width, height)'

def set_bounds(self, *args):

    if (len(args) == 0):
        (l, b, w, h) = args[0]
    else:
        (l, b, w, h) = args
    self._x = l
    self._y = b
    self._width = w
    self._height = h
    self.stale = True
