[SQLObject] Re: Re: datetime column conversions

[Jorge L. G. F. <go...@ie...>]

Oleg Broytmann, Quinta 06 Janeiro 2005 08:15, wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 11:12:54PM -0200, Jorge Luiz Godoy Filho wrote:
>> One thing that I was thinking about was making it optional.  Something
>> like adding a parameter "auto_cast=False" (default) or "auto_cast=True"
>> when
>> instantiating the class.  If it is true, then what is read from the
>> database is passed through a conversion to the type it was supposed to
>> be.
>> 
>> Another option was to add a "cast_method=Method" where the default is
>> "None".  If it is a method then everything read from the database is
>> passed to it (where one can make the cast to the desired type with some
>> 'isinstance' checks of the object).  It might be used for other things --
>> filters come to my mind -- too.
> 
>    Easy:
> 
> class Converting(SQLObject):
>     age = IntCol(validator=validators.Wrapper(fromPython=int),
>     default=100)

I have to check the docs on this, but from "intuition", shouldn't it be
"toPython", since the data is coming from the Database?

The process of *sending* to the database should be checked, but how about
what is read from there?  This, IIUC, was the point.

-- 
Godoy.     <go...@ie...>