Re: replacing \n characters in a hash
(since this is a newsgroup, can you please quote the message
you're replying to).
Johhny wrote:
> In response to that the output is this :
>
> 'Updated libc-client packages that fix a buffer overflow
> issue are now\navailable.\n\nThis update has been rated as having
> moderate security impact by the Red\nHat Security Response Team.'
means that it *is* a string, after all. looks like you didn't
post the code you were using :-(
replacing the print statement with
errata_package = errata_package.replace("\n", " ")
should do what you want.
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Re: replacing \n characters in a hash
Hello All, thanks for your help. I got it working and learnt some more things which is always great. Your assitance has been very useful. Regards, Johhny -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: replacing \n characters in a hash
Hello, In response to that the output is this : 'Updated libc-client packages that fix a buffer overflow issue are now\navailable.\n\nThis update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red\nHat Security Response Team.' -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: replacing \n characters in a hash
Johhny wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Here is the code (minus my details section).
>
> server = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(url)
>
> session = server.auth.login(username,password)
>
> #functions.
>
> def getErrata():
>
> channel_label = 'rhel-i386-as-4'
>
> errata =
> server.channel.software.list_errata(session,channel_label,start_date,end_date)
>
> return errata
>
>
>
> def getPackage(advisory):
>
> Package = server.errata.get_details(session,advisory)
>
> return Package
>
>
>
> errata = getErrata()
>
> for vals in errata:
>
> print "%s\t\t%s\t\t%s\t%s\t%s" %
> (vals['errata_advisory'],vals['errata_issue_date'],vals['errata_update_date'],vals['errata_last_modified_date'],vals['errata_type'],)
>
> errata_info = getPackage(vals['errata_advisory'],)
>
> print errata_info['errata_topic']
>
> errata_package = errata_info['errata_topic']
errata_package = errata_info['errata_topic'].replace('\n', " ")
>
> print getPackage(vals['errata_advisory'])
>
> I have not got any of the section in to replace the \n's as I was
> trying to work out why its not seeing what I thought was a string as a
> dict.
>
regards
Steve
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Re: replacing \n characters in a hash
Johhny wrote: > for vals in errata: > > print "%s\t\t%s\t\t%s\t%s\t%s" % > (vals['errata_advisory'],vals['errata_issue_date'],vals['errata_update_date'],vals['errata_last_modified_date'],vals['errata_type'], ) > > errata_info = getPackage(vals['errata_advisory'],) > > print errata_info['errata_topic'] > > errata_package = errata_info['errata_topic'] add print type(errata_package), repr(errata_package) here, and let us know what it prints. > print getPackage(vals['errata_advisory']) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: replacing \n characters in a hash
Johhny wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am currently trying to write some scripts to get information from the
> xmlrpc for redhat network. One of the issues I am having is trying to
> strip off the special characters in the hash that is returned. Here is
> an example of the information returned within the hash :
>
> ===SNIP===
> {'errata_update_date': '2005-12-06', 'errata_topic': 'Updated
> libc-client packages that fix a buffer overflow issue are
> now\navailable.\n\nThis update has been rated as having moderate
> security impact by the Red\nHat Security Response Team.',
> 'errata_type': 'Security Advisory', 'errata_notes': '',
> 'errata_synopsis': 'Moderate: libc-client security update',
> 'errata_references': '', 'errata_last_modified_date': '2006-01-25
> 10:37:24', 'errata_issue_date': '2005-12-06', 'errata_description':
> 'C-client is a common API for accessing mailboxes.\n\nA buffer overflow
> flaw was discovered in the way C-client parses user\nsupplied
> mailboxes. If an authenticated user requests a specially
> crafted\nmailbox name, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code on
> a server that\nuses C-client to access mailboxes. The Common
> Vulnerabilities and Exposures\nproject has assigned the name
> CVE-2005-2933 to this issue.\n\nAll users of libc-client should upgrade
> to these updated packages, which\ncontain a backported patch that
> resolves this issue.'}
> ===SNIP===
>
>
> What I would like to do is remove the \n characters from
> 'errata_topic'. Which is this section of the hash.
>
> Updated libc-client packages that fix a buffer overflow issue are
> now\navailable.\n\nThis update has been rated as having moderate
> security impact by the Red\nHat Security Response Team.
>
> What I had attempted to do is use the replace() function but it
> consistantly comes up with the following errors:
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "rhn_errata.py", line 63, in ?
> errata_package = errata_package.strip('\n','')
> AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute 'strip'
>
> where errata_package is JUST the errata_topic hash value.
>
> Any advice would be great on how to do that.
>
> Regards,
>
> Johhny
>
You must use 'errata_topic' as index into your dictionary
to get the string and then replace the \n chars.
Example assumes that the dict is pointed to by d):
errata_topic_text=d['errata_topic'].replace('\n',' ')
Hope this helps.
Larry Bates
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Re: replacing \n characters in a hash
Hello, Here is the code (minus my details section). server = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(url) session = server.auth.login(username,password) #functions. def getErrata(): channel_label = 'rhel-i386-as-4' errata = server.channel.software.list_errata(session,channel_label,start_date,end_date) return errata def getPackage(advisory): Package = server.errata.get_details(session,advisory) return Package errata = getErrata() for vals in errata: print "%s\t\t%s\t\t%s\t%s\t%s" % (vals['errata_advisory'],vals['errata_issue_date'],vals['errata_update_date'],vals['errata_last_modified_date'],vals['errata_type'],) errata_info = getPackage(vals['errata_advisory'],) print errata_info['errata_topic'] errata_package = errata_info['errata_topic'] print getPackage(vals['errata_advisory']) I have not got any of the section in to replace the \n's as I was trying to work out why its not seeing what I thought was a string as a dict. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: replacing \n characters in a hash
On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 09:49, Johhny wrote: > Hello, > > Thankyou for your response, > If I check that the errara_package value is with a print I get the > following. > > ===SNIP=== > Updated libc-client packages that fix a buffer overflow issue are now > available. > > This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the > Red > Hat Security Response Team. > ===SNIP=== > > Notice that it has formatted the output with the \n's. > > So i dont understand why its reporting as a dictionary rather than just > the string. Posting relevant bits of your code might help. -Carsten -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: replacing \n characters in a hash
Hello, Thankyou for your response, If I check that the errara_package value is with a print I get the following. ===SNIP=== Updated libc-client packages that fix a buffer overflow issue are now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. ===SNIP=== Notice that it has formatted the output with the \n's. So i dont understand why its reporting as a dictionary rather than just the string. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: replacing \n characters in a hash
On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 09:24, Johhny wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am currently trying to write some scripts to get information from the
> xmlrpc for redhat network. One of the issues I am having is trying to
> strip off the special characters in the hash that is returned. Here is
> an example of the information returned within the hash :
>
> ===SNIP===
> {'errata_update_date': '2005-12-06', 'errata_topic': 'Updated
> libc-client packages that fix a buffer overflow issue are
> now\navailable.\n\nThis update has been rated as having moderate
> security impact by the Red\nHat Security Response Team.',
>
> [...]
>
> What I had attempted to do is use the replace() function but it
> consistantly comes up with the following errors:
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "rhn_errata.py", line 63, in ?
> errata_package = errata_package.strip('\n','')
> AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute 'strip'
>
> where errata_package is JUST the errata_topic hash value.
errata_package is obviously not just the errata_topic hash value,
because that would be a string, and python for some reason seems to
believe that errata_package is a dictionary.
Also note that once you correct that problem, python will complain that
strip() doesn't take 2 parameters, since you actually mean replace().
-Carsten
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replacing \n characters in a hash
Hello,
I am currently trying to write some scripts to get information from the
xmlrpc for redhat network. One of the issues I am having is trying to
strip off the special characters in the hash that is returned. Here is
an example of the information returned within the hash :
===SNIP===
{'errata_update_date': '2005-12-06', 'errata_topic': 'Updated
libc-client packages that fix a buffer overflow issue are
now\navailable.\n\nThis update has been rated as having moderate
security impact by the Red\nHat Security Response Team.',
'errata_type': 'Security Advisory', 'errata_notes': '',
'errata_synopsis': 'Moderate: libc-client security update',
'errata_references': '', 'errata_last_modified_date': '2006-01-25
10:37:24', 'errata_issue_date': '2005-12-06', 'errata_description':
'C-client is a common API for accessing mailboxes.\n\nA buffer overflow
flaw was discovered in the way C-client parses user\nsupplied
mailboxes. If an authenticated user requests a specially
crafted\nmailbox name, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code on
a server that\nuses C-client to access mailboxes. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures\nproject has assigned the name
CVE-2005-2933 to this issue.\n\nAll users of libc-client should upgrade
to these updated packages, which\ncontain a backported patch that
resolves this issue.'}
===SNIP===
What I would like to do is remove the \n characters from
'errata_topic'. Which is this section of the hash.
Updated libc-client packages that fix a buffer overflow issue are
now\navailable.\n\nThis update has been rated as having moderate
security impact by the Red\nHat Security Response Team.
What I had attempted to do is use the replace() function but it
consistantly comes up with the following errors:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "rhn_errata.py", line 63, in ?
errata_package = errata_package.strip('\n','')
AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute 'strip'
where errata_package is JUST the errata_topic hash value.
Any advice would be great on how to do that.
Regards,
Johhny
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