This is a python thing. Not sure why it works the way it does. Put import re outside the function and it will work.
On Sep 6, 10:17 am, weheh <[email protected]> wrote: > I've written my own serializer, which I've stored locally under > modules. > > I've imported the serializer in my controller with the statement > > module=local_import('serializer') # note: the v3 doc does not > include quotes around the name of the module > > So far, so good. However, the serializer uses regular expressions, so > I do an import re within the serializer: > > def my_dummy_serializer(text,tag=None,attr={}): > import re # this is throwing a ticket! > if tag==None: return re.sub('\s+',' ',text) > if tag=='br': return '\n\n' > if tag=='h1': return text > if tag=='h2': return text > if tag=='h3': return text > if tag=='h4': return text > if tag=='p': return text > if tag=='b' or tag=='strong': return text > if tag=='em' or tag=='i': return text > if tag=='tt' or tag=='code': return text > if tag=='a': return text > if tag=='img': return text > return text > > The import re throws a ticket: > > NameError: global name 're' is not defined > > Suggestions?
