[web2py] Re: DAL db(query).update(variable=xxx) how?

[Fran]

On Sep 13, 11:11 pm, Fran <francisb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I want to db(query).update(fieldname=XXX) where fieldname is a
> variable, but whatever I try (like eval(fieldname) or `fieldname`) I
> get:
> SyntaxError: keyword can't be an expression
> Must be some trick I'm missing?

exec("db(query).update(%s=XXX)" % fieldname)

D'Oh ;)

F