setParameter(string, string, string) -> string

        Sets the value of the given parameter to value for the given objID

def setParameter(self, objID, param, value):
        """setParameter(string, string, string) -> string

        Sets the value of the given parameter to value for the given objID
        """
        self._connection._beginMessage(self._cmdSetID, tc.VAR_PARAMETER, objID,
                                       1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + len(param) + 1 + 4 + len(value))
        self._connection._string += struct.pack("!Bi", tc.TYPE_COMPOUND, 2)
        self._connection._packString(param)
        self._connection._packString(value)
        self._connection._sendExact()