def parse(cls, api, json):
     status = cls(api)
     for k, v in json.items():
         if k == 'user':
             user = User.parse(api, v)
             setattr(status, 'author', user)
             setattr(status, 'user', user)  # DEPRECIATED
         elif k == 'screen_name':
             setattr(status, k, v)
         elif k == 'created_at':
             setattr(status, k, parse_datetime(v))
         elif k == 'source':
             if '<' in v:
                 setattr(status, k, parse_html_value(v))
                 setattr(status, 'source_url', parse_a_href(v))
             else:
                 setattr(status, k, v)
         elif k == 'retweeted_status':
             # setattr(status, k, User.parse(api, v))
             setattr(status, k, Status.parse(api, v))
         elif k == 'geo':
             setattr(status, k, Geo.parse(api, v))
         else:
             setattr(status, k, v)
     return status

 def parse(cls, api, json):
     ss = cls(api)
     for k, v in json.items():
         if k == "created_at":
             setattr(ss, k, parse_datetime(v))
         else:
             setattr(ss, k, v)
     return ss

 def parse(cls, api, json):
     comments = cls(api)
     for k, v in json.items():
         if k == 'user':
             user = User.parse(api, v)
             setattr(comments, 'author', user)
             setattr(comments, 'user', user)
         elif k == 'status':
             status = Status.parse(api, v)
             setattr(comments, 'user', status)
         elif k == 'created_at':
             setattr(comments, k, parse_datetime(v))
         elif k == 'reply_comment':
             setattr(comments, k, User.parse(api, v))
         else:
             setattr(comments, k, v)
     return comments