[web2py] Transparently convert request.vars into unicode strings

[Vladimir Rutsky]

Hello!

What is the best way to transparently convert all variables in
request.post_vars to Python unicode strings?

When I submit string with non-ascii characters using AJAX from browser
to web2py application I receive usual Python 2.6 string (str) in
request.post_vars.foo with submitted string encoded in UTF-8. I thing
encoding of request.post_vars.foo string depends on encoding specified
in client browser, so I can't always do
unicode(request.post_vars.foo, 'utf-8'). Also submitted string can
be non-valid unicode string, so this should be checked either.


Thanks in advance,

Vladimir Rutsky

Re: [web2py] Transparently convert request.vars into unicode strings

[Bruno Rocha]

On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Vladimir Rutsky
rutsky.vladi...@gmail.comwrote:

 unicode(request.post_vars.foo, 'utf-8')


Use dictionary comprehension, in models 0.py do:

from gluon.storage import Storage

 request.post_vars = Storage({key: unicode(value, 'utf-8') for key, value
 in request.post_vars.items()})


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