In controller :
def index():
session.counter = (session.counter or 0) + 1
return dict(message="Hello from MyApp", counter=session.counter)
View :
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<h1>{{=message}}</h1>
<h2>Number of visits: {{=counter}}</h2>
</body>
</html>
>From the book and it should work...
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Gerald Klein <jk121...@gmail.com> wrote:
> outside of the string passed to the message variable in the call to dict
> my code is exactly the same, I didn't have any luck with the version above
> this so I coded this instead. As far as the syntax error, I would be happy
> to know where it is as I can't see it. And yes the trace is pointing to a
> piece of code that doesn't show in my file.
> non-keyword arg after keyword arg (default.py, line 14)
> and line 14 is the last line of my code that I am showing here.
> *return dict(message="hello", session.counter)*
> *
> *
> I haven't worked on this since earlier today, but I wanted to reply.
>
> thanks
>
> --jerry
>
> On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 11:08:43 AM UTC-5, IK wrote:
>>
>> hm, I checked online book and example you mentioned, contains variable
>> name in dict function, while your example above, doesn't. Is this the
>> example you are talking about? (http://web2py.com/books/**
>> default/chapter/29/3#Let%27s-**count<http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/3#Let%27s-count>
>> ).
>>
>> def index():
>> session.counter = (session.counter or 0) + 1
>> return dict(message="Hello from MyApp", counter=session.counter)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 15 May 2012 17:00, Gerald Klein <jk121...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> All suggestions that I will check out, but this is
>>> actually character for character from the web2py site. I guess that's why I
>>> am scratching my head. That and the fact that the debug references text
>>> that is not on the page. I am always leery of platforms that do a lot for
>>> you, sometimes you give up control of important aspects. It points to a
>>> line of code that is in my file and not a dynamically generated platform
>>> file.
>>>
>>> but thanks I will check these suggestions out and see what gives.
>>>
>>> --jerry
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:56:30 AM UTC-5, Gerald Klein wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am working through the tutorial on the web2py site, checking web2py
>>>> out and I keep getting errors for things I can't see. Like
>>>>
>>>> type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'> non-keyword arg after keyword arg
>>>> (default.py, line 14)
>>>> That code does not exist on the page. The prior code is:
>>>> *def index():* * session.counter = (session.counter or 0) + 1* *
>>>> return dict(message="hello", session.counter)*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> the last line is line 14?
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have an idea of what this is?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> --jerry
>>>>
>>>>
>>
