Don't overwrite attributes returned by the server

Gauvain Pocentek · Gauvain Pocentek · commit 2c7a999f23b1 · 2016-10-24T21:45:20.000+02:00
Fixes #171
diff --git a/gitlab/objects.py b/gitlab/objects.py
@@ -398,7 +398,9 @@ def __init__(self, gl, data=None, **kwargs):
 
         if kwargs:
             for k, v in kwargs.items():
-                self.__dict__[k] = v
+                # Don't overwrite attributes returned by the server (#171)
+                if k not in self.__dict__ or not self.__dict__[k]:
+                    self.__dict__[k] = v
 
         # Special handling for api-objects that don't have id-number in api
         # responses. Currently only Labels and Files
