def _decode_term(obj):
"""Decodes a term from a dictionary.
"""
instance = Term()
instance.alternative_name = obj['alternative_name']
instance.alternative_url = obj['alternative_url']
instance.create_date = arrow.get(obj['create_date']).datetime
instance.data = obj['data']
instance.description = obj['description']
instance.idx = obj['idx']
instance.label = obj['label']
instance.name = obj['name']
instance.status = obj['status']
instance.synonyms = obj['synonyms']
instance.uid = uuid.UUID(unicode(obj['uid']))
instance.url = obj['url']
if instance.parent:
instance.parent = uuid.UUID(unicode(obj['parent']))
return instance
