def firebase_patch(path, value=None):
 (response, content) = _get_http().request(path, method='PATCH', body=value)
 return json.loads(content)

def firebase_patch ( path , value = None ) : ( response , content ) = _get_http ( ) . request ( path , method = 'PATCH' , body = value ) return json . loads ( content )
update specific children or fields an http patch allows specific children or fields to be updated without overwriting the entire object .