[Patches] [ python-Patches-764470 ] Bugfix for incorrect xmlrpclib.Fault representation

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Patches item #764470, was opened at 2003-07-02 12:06
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Category: Library (Lib)
Group: Python 2.2.x
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Gavrie Philipson (gavrie)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Bugfix for incorrect xmlrpclib.Fault representation

Initial Comment:
The xmlrpclib library represents a Fault object with an extraneous 
'args' member field. 
The reason for this is that the dump function blindly marshals all 
variables of the Fault object, and since Fault is a subclass of 
Exception it inherits the 'args' attribute. 
According to the XML-RPC spec, adding additional fields to a Fault 
response is not allowed. 
 
The attached patch is a simple solution to the problem. 
 
Sample Fault XML output that shows the problem: 
 
<?xml version='1.0'?> 
<methodResponse> 
<fault> 
<value><struct> 
<member> 
<name>faultCode</name> 
<value><int>900</int></value> 
</member> 
<member> 
<name>args</name> 
<value><array><data> 
</data></array></value> 
</member> 
<member> 
<name>faultString</name> 
<value><string>boo</string></value> 
</member> 
</struct></value> 
</fault> 
</methodResponse> 
 

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