[Zope] Re: REQUEST.form variables order

Gaute Amundsen gaute at div.org
Thu Apr 20 05:25:08 EDT 2006


On Wednesday 19 April 2006 21:26, Tres Seaver wrote:
> Gaute Amundsen wrote:
> > I want to retrieve the form fields in the order that they where submitted
<snip>
>
> The answer isn't arrogant, and we aren't *preventing* you from gaining
> access to that information.  The implementation which we use for
> extracting the form data from the request is the standard Python
> 'cgi.py' module:  it doesn't preserve that information, so we can't pass
> it on to you.  That we accept this state of affairs is a sign that we
> don't share your itch, not that we doubt you have it.
>
> Given that this is open source, you *can* modify ZPublisher such that it
> uses a different mechanism to parse the form data, and are free to
> submit back such a patch to be included in a future Zope release.
>
>
> Tres.

I was waiting for that. "fix it yourself". 
Yes, I know. 
Maybe I should have said "patronizing" instedad...

Zope uses 'cgi.py', that is interesting.
Thank you.

The rest is, sorry to say it, redundant.

Gaute


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