[Zope] - Do I have to explicitely pass REQUEST to external function?

[Brad Clements]

I have an external python function, who's header starts like this:

def Toggle(self, var='a', optvar=None,trueval=None,
	falseval=None, REQUEST=None,RESPONSE=None):
    "Toggle Test based on cookies and URL"


(kindly ignore line wrapping)

I call it from dhtml, like this:

<!--#call "Toggle(var='TogA',optvar='rowcount',trueval=99,falseval=5,
	REQUEST=REQUEST,RESPONSE=RESPONSE)"-->

(again, no wrapping)

If I don't use REQUEST=REQUEST,RESPONSE=RESPONSE

I get read-only buffer, class  exception.

Is this the way it's expected to function?

I can also call this function as

<!--#if "Toggle(var='TogA', 
	 REQUEST=REQUEST,RESPONSE=RESPONSE)"-->

Same deal, must have REQUEST.

Is there any way I can avoid explicitely passing REQUEST and 
RESPONSE?




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