30 May
2007
30 May
'07
10:22 p.m.
On 5/30/07, Steve Howell showell30@yahoo.com wrote:
======= THEORETICAL
Valid Python:
row = {'salary': 50000} def convert_to_euros(amt): return amt / 2 x = rowexpr: convert_to_euros(salary) print x(row) # prints 25000
def rowexpr(expr):
... def evaluate(row): ... d = dict(row) ... d.update(globals()) ... exec '__result__ = ' + expr in d ... return d['__result__'] ... return evaluate ...
def convert_to_euros(amt):
... return amt / 2 ...
x = rowexpr('convert_to_euros(salary)') row = dict(salary=50000) print x(row)
25000
STeVe
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