El martes, 8 de enero de 2013 01:25:02 UTC-3, howesc escribió: > > shouldn't non-list data types not accept list input? this sounds like an > un-expected side effect to me. > > I don't know, does web2py restrict input strictly by default in other cases (raising exceptions, etc)? The behavior should be consistent. For example, on insert/update, DAL tries to adapt values casting different types for compatibility.
Since bar encoded data is used only for list:<type> I think it is safe to change the way it handles other field type input, raising exceptions or casting to a conventional field default type. --
