betterConfigParser.AdaptedDict Class Reference

Inheritance diagram for betterConfigParser.AdaptedDict:

Public Member Functions
def	__setitem__
def	getSep

Detailed Description

Dictionary which handles updates of values for already existing keys
in a modified way.
Instead of replacing the old value, the new value is appended to the
value string separated by `self.getSep()`.
This dictionary is used in the class `BetterConfigParser` instead of the
default `dict_type` of the `ConfigParser` class.

Definition at line 7 of file betterConfigParser.py.

Member Function Documentation

def betterConfigParser.AdaptedDict.__setitem__	(		self,
			key,
			value,
			dict_setitem = dict.__setitem__
	)

od.__setitem__(i, y) <==> od[i]=y
Updating an existing key appends the new value to the old value
separated by `self.getSep()` instead of replacing it.

Arguments:
- `key`: key part of the key-value pair
- `value`: value part of the key-value pair
- `dict_item`: method which is used for finally setting the item

Definition at line 24 of file betterConfigParser.py.

References betterConfigParser.AdaptedDict.getSep().

Referenced by python.seqvaluedict.seqdict.update().

    def __setitem__(self, key, value, dict_setitem=dict.__setitem__):
        """
        od.__setitem__(i, y) <==> od[i]=y
        Updating an existing key appends the new value to the old value
        separated by `self.getSep()` instead of replacing it.

        Arguments:
        - `key`: key part of the key-value pair
        - `value`: value part of the key-value pair
        - `dict_item`: method which is used for finally setting the item
        """

        if "__name__" in self and self["__name__"]=="validation" \
                and key in self and value!=self[key][0]:
            the_value = [self[key][0]+self.getSep()+value[0]]
        else:
            the_value = value
        dict_setitem(self, key, the_value)