Given a model object instance update it

def update(self, model):
        """ Given a model object instance update it """

        signals.pre_update.send(model.__class__, model=model)
        signals.pre_save.send(model.__class__, model=model)

        param = self.to_pg(model)
        param['rid_value'] = param[model.rid_field]

        query = """
                UPDATE {table}
                SET ({dirty_cols}) = ({dirty_vals})
                WHERE {rid_field} = %(rid_value)s
                RETURNING {cols};
                """

        query = query.format(
            cols=self.field_cols(model),
            dirty_cols=self.dirty_cols(model),
            dirty_vals=self.dirty_vals(model),
            rid_field=model.rid_field,
            table=model.rtype,
        )

        result = self.query(query, param=param)

        signals.post_update.send(model.__class__, model=model)
        signals.post_save.send(model.__class__, model=model)

        return model.merge(result[0], clean=True)