this: object = getattr(context, 'index_html') ----- Original Message ----- From: "bak (kedai)" <kedai@kedai.com.my> To: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 9:23 AM Subject: [Zope] getitem in pythonscript

hi what's the equivalent of _.getitem(stuff) in python script? the only way i know of is by binding _, and refer to it as ob=_.getitem(stuff)

is this the *only* way?

thanks

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From: "bak (kedai)" <kedai@kedai.com.my>

what's the equivalent of _.getitem(stuff) in python script?

_.getitem implements a lot of namespace magic, including complex lookup rules and automatic rendering. There are more explicit substitutes, though: 1. getattr(object, stuff): Use if you know which object (context or container, for instance) has an attribute that you are looking for, or can acquire it. 2. f[stuff]: Use to get an object contained in Folder "f". 3. container.REQUEST.get(stuff): Use to get a value from the REQUEST. Cheers, Evan @ digicool & 4-am