def _get_basic_formdef(self, name="a name", xpath = "xpath", child_elements=[], allowable_values=[], type="type", is_repeatable=False, types={}, version=1, uiversion=1, target_namespace="uri://my_xmlns"): """Make a formdef, with as many or as few custom parameters as you want""" to_return = FormDef() to_return.name = name to_return.xpath = xpath to_return.child_elements = child_elements to_return.allowable_values = allowable_values to_return.type = type to_return.is_repeatable = is_repeatable to_return.types = types to_return.version = version to_return.uiversion = uiversion to_return.target_namespace = target_namespace return to_return