def create_project(self, name, description, owner="", rw_locations=[], ro_locations=[]) : """ create an empty project """ this_project = Project() this_project.name = name this_project.description = description this_project.owner = owner this_project.rw_locations = rw_locations this_project.ro_locations = ro_locations # store_project adds db_id return self.store_project(this_project)