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Robey Holderith
robey at flaminglunchbox.net
Fri Oct 15 10:34:46 EDT 2004
Tom wrote: > Thanks for this tip! > > This example should definately be added to the tutorial section of the > mod_python-docu, because: > > 1. Parsing form-variables is the first thing a newby to mod_python > wants to do > > 2. No information about req.form() available under: > http://www.modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/genindex.html > http://www.modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/pyapi-mprequest-meth.html > http://www.modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/pyapi-mprequest-mem.html > > I spent the last few hours wondering about req.read() (which returned > no string, even if req.headers_in["content-length"] showed a length > different from zero. > > len = int(req.headers_in["content-length"]) > req.write("%s" % len); # printed something about 40 > req.write("%s" % req.read()); #printed nothing > > > req.write("%s" % req.form.keys()); # worked fine > > > pixtur > python newby > > >> >> <form name="test" action="somefunction" method="POST"> >> <input type="hidden" name="foo" value="1"> >> <input type="hidden" name="bar" value="milkyway"> >> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Try me!"> >> </form> >> >> the variables will be available in the function like this: >> >> def somefunction(req): >> x = req.form['foo'] >> y = req.form['bar'] >> result = """<html> >> <head> >> <title>foobar</title> >> </head> >> <body> >> <p>I would like %s %s. </p> >> </body> >> </html> >> """ % (x, y) >> return result >> >> Note that the values of multiple form elements of the same name will >> be returned as a list, so process accordingly. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mod_python mailing list > Mod_python at modpython.org > http://mailman.modpython.org/mailman/listinfo/mod_python
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