Re: [Rest2web-develop] Changed all references to value "tests" into value "checks"...

[Nicola L. <ni...@te...>]

> Ok - so we just special case the top level and restrict scalars to
> before any sections. That's not so bad :-)
> 
> Should Section.__setitem__ raise an error if you attempt this, (bearing
> in mind that normally a new addition would be appended to the end of
> sequence) - or should it just put the values in the right place.
> 
> I guess the second option is the right one.

Yes, it would be too restrictive to stop the user from adding scalars
altogether once a section has been added.


> This means the ``write``
> method needs to check all the members and write out the scalars first.
> *sigh*

Or else you could have two sequences, one for scalars and one for
subsections. Or maybe even an automatic "__scalars__" subsection that's
always first, and the scalars go in there.


> (This means it no longer necessarily obeys ``sequence``).

It obeys order of scalars, and order of subsections, but all scalars always
come before all subsections, that's the only exception.


> Au contraire my friend - I only started writing ConfigObj 4 on your
> promptings - so you *have* been here from the start.

Ah, ok, I thought you were referring to previous versions of ConfigObj.


> Which is why I'm surprised this didn't come up before...

Assumptions, assumptions... ;-)


> Anyway - think I can sort it.

Glad to hear that. :-)


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