Compare an object with another and return a :py:class:`DiffInfo`
        object.  Accepts the same arguments as
        :py:meth:`normalize.record.Record.diff_iter`

def diff(self, other, **kwargs):
        """Compare an object with another and return a :py:class:`DiffInfo`
        object.  Accepts the same arguments as
        :py:meth:`normalize.record.Record.diff_iter`
        """
        from normalize.diff import diff
        return diff(self, other, **kwargs)