[Tutor] Re: Translating to Python [perl --> python]

[Blake Winton]

* Derrick 'dman' Hudson <dman@dman.ddts.net> [020701 18:39]:
> try :
>     # Bug #2: s/cgi/form/  Danny meant to index the form object, not
>     #         the cgi module.
>     c = form['c'].value
> except KeyError :
>     # What to do if the parameter doesn't exist.  I suppose
>     # considering it to be the empty string is what is desired in this
>     # case.
>     c = ""
> content = 'c'

I think that might be more useful if it was 
content = c

That way, if the content isn't there, you get whatever
the user typed in, instead of the letter 'c'.  ;)

> if c == 'abc':
>     content = "abc123"
> elif c == 'def':
>     content = "def456"
> else:
>     print "error: content failed\n"

Later,
Blake.
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