I figured this out, so no need to continue using copy. Been a while since I looked at Python. Sorry if these questions are obvious. Everything is working like a charm now.
m = eval(p_model + '()') On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Ethan Post <post.et...@gmail.com> wrote: > Now that I have the solution to my original problem I am trying to make a > few improvements. I want to be able to pass a list of dictionaries or a > single dictionary and multiple records in a single put. The code is working > but I have a couple issues. One, I pass in p_model but I only use it to > perform a copy, are there any known issues with using copy on a db.model > object? Should I use deepcopy instead? > > Also, can I use getattr or setattr to instantiate an entity instance in > Dict_To_Model2 instead of passing in the entity? I can't figure it out. This > would be the line "m = Foo()". Instead I would just pass in the name as a > string. I wouldn't need to use copy if I could figure out how to do this. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---