Re: [Configobj-develop] [python] Empty Default Values

[Michael F. <fuz...@vo...>]

Robin Munn wrote:
> On Dec 15, 2007 8:17 AM, Michael Foord <fuz...@vo...> wrote:
>   
>> Daniel Watkins wrote:
>>     
>>> However, I'm running into problems when I want a string config option
>>> to default to the empty string.  If I use any of:
>>>   prefix = string(default='')
>>>   prefix = string(default="")
>>>   prefix = string(default=None)
>>> and don't specify a value in the config file, then prefix is set to '',
>>> ""
>>>       
>> Does this *not* mean that prefix is set to an empty string?
>>
>> If it *does* mean that then what actually do you want to happen?
>>     
>
> I understood him to mean that the prefix gets set to one of:
>
> - a string consisting of two single quotes
> - a string consisting of two double quotes
> - a string containing the word "None"
>
> and what he actually wants is an empty string.
>
>   

If that is the case then I will have to test it and fix it. There is 
another problem with validate turning strings into lists that needs fixing.

Unfortunately I am kind of tied up with writing a wretched book - so I 
will have to make time for it somewhere. On the other hand validate is 
pretty simple code so if anyone wants to send a patch (with tests)... :-)

Michael
http://www.manning.com/foord