[Zope] runtime error when creating selection property from function

[Chris Leonello]

--- Dieter Maurer <dieter at handshake.de> wrote:
> Chris Leonello wrote at 2003-10-28 10:16 -0800:
>  > I don't know if this is the correct list, but here goes.  I have
> written a
>  > custom python product and recieve the following error when I try to
> view
>  > the "Properties" page:
>  >     
>  > Error Type: RuntimeError
>  > Error Value: function attributes not accessible in restricted mode
> 
> In the future, please post the traceback as well...
> 

Will do.

>  > ...
>  >     for item in self.superValues(('DTML Method', 'External Method', 
>  > 'Script (Python)', 'Z SQL Method')):
>  >         ds.append(item.id)
> 
> Your problem almost surely is in the "id" above:
> 
>   For many objects "id" is a (string) attribute but for
>   some (old) object types, it is a method.
> 
> Never use "id" (unless you know precisely what you are doing).
> Always use the method "getId". I.e., your code should read:
> 
>        ds.append(item.getId())
> 

That was it!  Being very new to Python and Zope, I wasn't aware of the id
as sometimes a method sometimes an attribute.  This is invaluable advice. 
Thanks!

> -- 
> Dieter


=====
Chris Leonello
cleonello at yahoo.com

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