1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/models/base.py b/models/base.py
index fd40001..8a6fc47 100644
--- a/models/base.py
+++ b/models/base.py
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-class BaseModel():
+"""Implements a base model for other models to inherit."""
+from six import iteritems
+
+class BaseModel(object):
+    """BaseModel is meant to be inherited by other models."""
 
     def as_dict(self):
+        """Exposes all the object's values as a dict."""
         this_dict = {}
 
-        for k in self.__dict__.keys():
-            if k != "_db":
-                this_dict[k] = getattr(self, k)
+        for key, val in iteritems(self.__dict__):
+            if key != "_db":
+                this_dict[key] = val
 
         return this_dict