I would not rely on the encoding str(key) remaining the same, no. The only guarantee is that it will be interconvertible - eg, db.Key(str(key)) == key. I can't think of a practical reason why you should be relying on this in the first place, though.
-Nick Johnson On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 3:43 AM, gae123 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nick, > > can we consider what you write below to be part of the API or an > internal implementation detail we whould not be relying on? > > Thanks > > > In the case of 'stringified' keys, what you are seeing is the base64 > > encoding of the protocol buffer containing the key. You can verify this > by > > going to shell.appspot.com and entering: > > > > --- > > from google.appengine.ext import db > > db.Key(mystr) > > --- > > > > -- Nick Johnson, App Engine Developer Programs Engineer Google Ireland Ltd. :: Registered in Dublin, Ireland, Registration Number: 368047 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
