[Zope] sequence-item is called in dtml-let assignment?

Chris Withers chrisw@nipltd.com
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:17:35 +0100


seb wrote:
> 
> Ahh, now I understand...
> 
> > If you do <dtml-var "_['sequence-item']">, it'll get called (real bitch
> > of mine, that one :-( )
> > And, apparently, if you do <dtml-let thing=sequence-item>, it'll get
> > called....
> 
> Are the above two points bugs, then?  

Probably not...

> Or is there a legitimate reason
> for this behaviour?

illegitimate in that it makes some things easier, like showing an object
when you don't know whether it's a function or a string (as with id, as
ChrisM pointed out ;-) but bastardising python syntax to your own ends
is probably a bad thing :-S

cheers,

Chris