[Zope] Lines property slicing

[Ken Manheimer]

> From: Jason Spisak [mailto:webmaster@mtear.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 11:30 AM
> To: zope@zope.org
> Subject: [Zope] Lines property slicing
> [...]
> I thougt python list syntax would work like so:
> 
>    <!--#call "propertysheets.properties.manage_changeProperties(
>               availability[0]=REQUEST['availability'])"-->
> 
> But I get a "keyword can't be an expression" eror when trying save the
> DTML.  Anyone have experience with this?  I am trying to allow people
to
> store multiple times and edit them and save them again.

The keyword part of python keyword arguments are not evaluated, they
must be simple names.  You may be able to accomplish what you're
attempting using a dictionary - something like:

   <!--#call "propertysheets.properties.manage_changeProperties(
              {availability[0]: REQUEST['availability']})"-->

I'm not certain about this - but i do know (partly because python told
you:) that you can't give expressions as keywords in keyword
arguments...

Ken
klm@digicool.com