Re: [SQLObject] SQLObject 0.13.0b1

[Daniel F. <fet...@go...>]

>> I'm pleased to announce version 0.13.0b1, the first beta version of a new
>> upcoming release of branch 0.13 of SQLObject.
>
>    There a few major changes in the branch so it needs to have a longer
> beta period.
>
>> * Validators became stricter: StringCol and UnicodeCol now accept only
>> str,
>>   unicode or an instance of a class that implements __unicode__ (but not
>>   __str__ because every object has a __str__ method); BoolCol accepts only
>>   bool or int or an instance of a class that implements __nonzero__;
>> IntCol
>>   accepts int, long or an instance of a class that implements __int__ or
>>   __long__; FloatCol accepts float, int, long or an instance of a class
>>   that implements __float__, __int__ or __long__.
>
>    I want to explain: with this I want to prevent things like
>
> class MyTable(SQLObject):
>    name = StringCol()
>    age = IntCol()
>    flag = BoolCol()
>
> row = MyTable(name=10, age='42', flag={})
>
>    I understand this is a controversial change. I can put arguments on both
> sides, pro et contra. If there will be complaints I will reverse the
> decision.

I think this is a reasonable change.

Cheers,
Daniel



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