def __init__(self, items=[], default=None, required=False):
OrderedDict.__init__(self)
ResourceArgument.__init__(self,
default=default,
required=required,
expectedType=None)
# hack to make ordering work... would be *much* nicer if python
# supported an option for order-preserving **kwargs ala:
# http://groups.google.com/group/python-ideas/browse_thread/thread/f3663e5b1f4fe7d4
for d in items:
self[d[0]] = d[1]
