Re: [Webware-discuss] HTTPResponse.write

[Chuck E. <ChuckEsterbrook@StockAlerts.com>]

On Wednesday 19 June 2002 02:50 pm, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> > I agree that using str() to attempt to convert to a string is
>
> questionable.
>
> > I'd prefer to just raise the exception.  But I'm willing to be
> > convinced otherwise...
> >
> > I'm not entirely sure where this issue originated.  Would
> > converting using str() have helped in some way to diagnose the
> > problem?
> >
> > - Geoff
>
> I suppose the reason I ask if we should convert to strings is because
> I equate Python's print  with Webware's write.  But print will print
> anything, write will only accept strings.  Chuck already pointed out
> a few good reasons why they are not the same, escaping HTML
> characters and such, so I'm happy to change my way of thinking and
> agree that HTTPResponse.write should only accept strings.
>
> - Jeff

Also, I think of HTTPResponse.write like file's write().

>>> import sys
>>> f = sys.stdout
>>> f.write(1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: argument must be string or read-only character buffer, not 
int
>>>

-Chuck