Zope/DTML Infuriating...

[Jens]

On Apr 29, 2:45 pm, Marco Mariani <ma... at sferacarta.com> wrote:
> Jens wrote:
> >> You might have wrong assumptions from previous PHP experiences.
>
> >>  >>> 'x'+4
> >> Traceback (most recent call last):
> >>    File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> >> TypeError: cannot concatenate 'str' and 'int' objects
>
> > ... and the non snobby answer would have been:
>
> > ...  <dtml-var expr="_['prefix'] + str(_['sequence-item'])">
>
> Sorry. Not trying to be snobbish, only in a hurry.
>
> That answer would have been less useful, because there are TONS of
> details in the python tutorial, that set the language apart from its
> "scripting cousins".
> Reading the syntax and thinking "yeah, got it, boring, next chapter" is
> a common mistake I've also made sometime, especially with python when
> I've been deceived by its apparent simplicity.
> Then, later, the same happened with Javascript, of course.
> And it's bound to happen again, as much as I'll try to be careful :-(

Hey no worriest. Is this the tutorial you're referring to:

http://docs.python.org/lib/typesmapping.html

Is there anything better? I miss the discussion and examples that
accompany
most entries in php.net.