Thanks Russell!
I suppose the code I want to get looks like:
settings = Settings.objects.get(owner=userid)
for switchable in ['groupon', 'companyon', 'addressfirst',
'extendnames', 'clubfieldson']:
if switchable in data:
settings._meta.get_field(switchable).<something> = True
else:
settings._meta.get_field(switchable).<something> = False
My remaining question is, as you may have understood, what text do I
use instead of <something> ?
I imagine I could have been using a python function to list some
options, but I was unable to find out how. I apologize for being
stupid.
Yours sincerely,
Wim
PS Another thing is, _meta is apparently a hidden function I am not
supposed to be using. Do you recommend filing this conversation as a
bug/feature request? Because I would be delighted when we could
address object columns as settings['groupson'] = False, in order to
open up all kinds of possible interactions.
On Jun 10, 3:38 pm, "Russell Keith-Magee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 9:25 PM,WimFeijen<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Coding happily away...
>
> > And wondering, can I write better code, using a loop, perhaps? In
> > other words: can I set settings.groupon while using a variable in
> > stead of groupon?
>
> > Thanks for any recommendations you are willing to make!
>
> Looks like you might want to have a look at the contents of
> Settings._meta, also called the Options object. This object contains a
> lot of meta-data about the class, such as the various names that can
> be used to refer to the class, the fields on the class, and so on. The
> meta object is available on the class and on instances.
>
> In particular, you're probably looking to iterate over
> settings._meta.fields; each member of this list will be a Field
> object, from which you can get field.name, field.attname, and many
> other useful details.
>
> Yours,
> Russ Magee %-)
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