[mod_python] radio buttons

Peter Sheldrick wrote:
> How must i tweak my python code so that mod_publisher successfully 
> understands radio buttons? atm i have two radio buttons that have the 
> same name="" attribute - but mod_publisher automatically maps name 
> attributes to  python variables; if there are two input forms with the 
> same name it gets confused. But this is compulsory for radio buttons. Is 
> there an easy way out?

You'll have to provide an example of the problem. When a form is 
submitted, req.form will contain only one value for a radio button, if 
one of the options was selected.

Publisher doesn't know what a radio button is, but form values are 
mapped to keys in req.form. If multiple values are submitted, the result 
will be a list, not a string, so you'll need to check the type of the 
value that corresponds to any given key. This wouldn't happen with a 
radio button group, though, because there will only be one choice, 
unless the name is used elsewhere (a hidden input or in the URL).

FWIW, I don't use the automatic mapping offered by publisher at all. I 
find that using req.form is more flexible and reliable (you don't have 
to worry about namespace collisions when you're using keys).