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diff --git a/netlib/stateobject.py b/netlib/stateobject.py
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--- a/netlib/stateobject.py
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-from types import ClassType
-
-
-class StateObject:
-    def _get_state(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def _load_state(self, state):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _from_state(cls, state):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def __eq__(self, other):
-        try:
-            return self._get_state() == other._get_state()
-        except AttributeError:  # we may compare with something that's not a StateObject
-            return False
-
-
-class SimpleStateObject(StateObject):
-    """
-    A StateObject with opionated conventions that tries to keep everything DRY.
-
-    Simply put, you agree on a list of attributes and their type.
-    Attributes can either be primitive types(str, tuple, bool, ...) or StateObject instances themselves.
-    SimpleStateObject uses this information for the default _get_state(), _from_state(s) and _load_state(s) methods.
-    Overriding _get_state or _load_state to add custom adjustments is always possible.
-    """
-
-    _stateobject_attributes = None  # none by default to raise an exception if definition was forgotten
-    """
-    An attribute-name -> class-or-type dict containing all attributes that should be serialized
-    If the attribute is a class, this class must be a subclass of StateObject.
-    """
-
-    def _get_state(self):
-        return {attr: self.__get_state_attr(attr, cls)
-                for attr, cls in self._stateobject_attributes.iteritems()}
-
-    def __get_state_attr(self, attr, cls):
-        """
-        helper for _get_state.
-        returns the value of the given attribute
-        """
-        if getattr(self, attr) is None:
-            return None
-        if isinstance(cls, ClassType):
-            return getattr(self, attr)._get_state()
-        else:
-            return getattr(self, attr)
-
-    def _load_state(self, state):
-        for attr, cls in self._stateobject_attributes.iteritems():
-            self.__load_state_attr(attr, cls, state)
-
-    def __load_state_attr(self, attr, cls, state):
-        """
-        helper for _load_state.
-        loads the given attribute from the state.
-        """
-        if state[attr] is not None:  # First, catch None as value.
-            if isinstance(cls, ClassType):  # Is the attribute a StateObject itself?
-                assert issubclass(cls, StateObject)
-                curr = getattr(self, attr)
-                if curr:  # if the attribute is already present, delegate to the objects ._load_state method.
-                    curr._load_state(state[attr])
-                else: # otherwise, create a new object.
-                    setattr(self, attr, cls._from_state(state[attr]))
-            else:
-                setattr(self, attr, cls(state[attr]))
-        else:
-            setattr(self, attr, None)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _from_state(cls, state):
-        f = cls()  # the default implementation assumes an empty constructor. Override accordingly.
-        f._load_state(state)
-        return f
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