Re: Problem with embedded Python code blocks

On Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 09:49:59AM -0400, Will Guaraldi wrote:
> On 9/7/07, Chris G <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 06:22:07PM -0400, Will Guaraldi wrote:
> > > Do the examples in the wbgwiki documentation work?
> > >
> > As far as I can tell only single line embedded code works.
> >
> > E.g. I have created a file called wikiTxt.txt in my wiki hierarchy
> > which contains:-
> >
> >     WikiTest
> >
> >
> >     <%
> >     print "testing"
> >     %>
> >
> >     <%
> >         x = { "apple": 5, "banana": 6, "pear": 4 }
> >         for mem in x.keys():
> >             print "<li>%s - %s</li>" % (mem, x[mem])
> >     %>
> >
> >
> >
> > ... and the output in my browser is:-
> >
> >
> >     WikiTest
> >
> >     testing ERROR in processing: unexpected indent (, line 2)
> >     [ category: /wiki | Permalink ]
> >
> >
> > I.e. the single line print works but the multi-line assignment plus
> > for loops fails.  This seems to agree with what I was seeing before,
> > single line bits of embedded python work but anything multi-line just
> > causes confusion.
> 
> Ok--this is an error from the wbgwiki python block parsing.  This type
> of code works for me, so it's something with your setup.
> 
> Try unindenting the second block of code so that it's flush with the left side.
>
Aha (I finally got around to trying it) that works OK, thanks.

> 
> 
> > If I rename the same file to wikiRst.rst so it gets parsed by the
> > reStructured text parser then I see the following in my browser:-
> >
> >     WikiTest
> >
> >     <% print "testing" %>
> >
> >     <%
> >
> >         x = { "apple": 5, "banana": 6, "pear": 4 } for mem in x.keys():
> >
> >         System Message: ERROR/3 (<string>, line 10)
> >         Unexpected indentation.
> >
> >             print "<li>%s - %s</li>" % (mem, x[mem])
> >
> >     System Message: WARNING/2 (<string>, line 11)
> >     Definition list ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.
> >
> >     %>
> >     [ category: /wiki | Permalink ]
> 
> I think this is an reST syntax error and not a wbgwiki block parsing error.
> 
You're right of course, those are docutils/reST errors aren't they,
does this mean one can't really use multi-line embedded python in reST
or does it mean it needs some diabolical sort of quoting?

I'll experiment some more.

-- 
Chris Green

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