[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-777884 ] minidom.py -- TypeError: object doesn't support slice assig

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Bugs item #777884, was opened at 2003-07-26 02:22
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Category: XML
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Mark Lesh (leshmark)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: minidom.py -- TypeError: object doesn't support slice assig

Initial Comment:
Got the following traceback after upgrading to 2.3c1

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File
"/root/alchemy/scripts/cvs/alchemy/alchemy_menu.py",
line 178, in menu_system
    a=alchemy.Alchemy(name=name,step='alchemy')
  File "/root/alchemy/scripts/cvs/alchemy/alchemy.py",
line 89, in __init__
   
self.traverseNodes([self.start_node],exclude_tags=["evaporate","info"])
  File "/root/alchemy/scripts/cvs/alchemy/alchemy.py",
line 786, in traverseNodes
    self.traverseNodes(node.childNodes,exclude_tags)
  File "/root/alchemy/scripts/cvs/alchemy/alchemy.py",
line 786, in traverseNodes
    self.traverseNodes(node.childNodes,exclude_tags)
  File "/root/alchemy/scripts/cvs/alchemy/alchemy.py",
line 786, in traverseNodes
    self.traverseNodes(node.childNodes,exclude_tags)
  File "/root/alchemy/scripts/cvs/alchemy/alchemy.py",
line 786, in traverseNodes
    self.traverseNodes(node.childNodes,exclude_tags)
  File "/root/alchemy/scripts/cvs/alchemy/alchemy.py",
line 786, in traverseNodes
    self.traverseNodes(node.childNodes,exclude_tags)
  File "/root/alchemy/scripts/cvs/alchemy/alchemy.py",
line 786, in traverseNodes
    self.traverseNodes(node.childNodes,exclude_tags)
  File "/root/alchemy/scripts/cvs/alchemy/alchemy.py",
line 766, in traverseNodes
    node.normalize()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/xml/dom/minidom.py", line
208, in normalize
    self.childNodes[:] = L
TypeError: object doesn't support slice assignment


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>Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
Date: 2003-07-27 13:10

Message:
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Are you sure this is a bug in Python, and not in Alchemy?

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