Don't overwrite attributes returned by the server

Fixes #171
python-gitlab · Oct 24, 2016 · 2c7a999 · 2c7a999
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commit 2c7a999
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diff --git a/gitlab/objects.py b/gitlab/objects.py
@@ -398,7 +398,9 @@ def __init__(self, gl, data=None, **kwargs):
 
         if kwargs:
             for k, v in kwargs.items():
-                self.__dict__[k] = v
+                # Don't overwrite attributes returned by the server (#171)
+                if k not in self.__dict__ or not self.__dict__[k]:
+                    self.__dict__[k] = v
 
         # Special handling for api-objects that don't have id-number in api
         # responses. Currently only Labels and Files