Github user mxmrlv commented on a diff in the pull request:

    https://github.com/apache/incubator-ariatosca/pull/188#discussion_r130241087
  
    --- Diff: aria/orchestrator/execution_plugin/ctx_proxy/server.py ---
    @@ -150,43 +150,101 @@ def __exit__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self.close()
     
     
    -def _process_ctx_request(ctx, args):
    +def _process_ctx_request(ctx, args): # pylint: 
disable=too-many-branches,too-many-statements
         current = ctx
    -    num_args = len(args)
         index = 0
    +
    +    try:
    +        # TODO: should there be a way to escape "=" in case it is needed 
as real argument?
    +        equals_index = args.index('=')
    +        if equals_index == 0:
    +            raise RuntimeError('The "=" argument cannot be first')
    +        if equals_index != len(args) - 2:
    +            raise RuntimeError('The "=" argument must be penultimate')
    +        modifying = True
    +        modifying_key = args[-3]
    +        modifying_value = args[-1]
    +        args = args[:-3]
    +    except ValueError:
    +        modifying = False
    +        modifying_key = None
    +        modifying_value = None
    +
    +    num_args = len(args)
    +
         while index < num_args:
             arg = args[index]
    +
    +        # Object attribute
             attr = _desugar_attr(current, arg)
    -        if attr:
    +        if attr is not None:
                 current = getattr(current, attr)
    -        elif isinstance(current, collections.MutableMapping):
    -            key = arg
    -            path_dict = _PathDictAccess(current)
    -            if index + 1 == num_args:
    -                # read dict prop by path
    -                value = path_dict.get(key)
    -                current = value
    -            elif index + 2 == num_args:
    -                # set dict prop by path
    -                value = args[index + 1]
    -                path_dict.set(key, value)
    -                current = None
    -            else:
    -                raise RuntimeError('Illegal argument while accessing dict')
    -            break
    +
    +        # List entry
    +        elif isinstance(current, list) and _is_int(arg):
    +            current = current[int(arg)]
    +
    +        # Dict (or dict-like object) value
    +        elif hasattr(current, '__getitem__'):
    +            if modifying and (not arg in current):
    --- End diff --
    
    According to these semantics we lose any knowledge of whether we are 
accessing a list or a dict


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