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Diffstat (limited to 'ipalib/base.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | ipalib/base.py | 14 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/ipalib/base.py b/ipalib/base.py index 0d7c646b8..2d80a0778 100644 --- a/ipalib/base.py +++ b/ipalib/base.py @@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ class ReadOnly(object): ... pass ... >>> p = Person() - >>> p.__islocked__() # Initially unlocked - False >>> p.name = 'John Doe' >>> p.phone = '123-456-7890' >>> del p.phone @@ -56,18 +54,16 @@ class ReadOnly(object): But after an instance is locked, you cannot set its attributes: >>> p.__lock__() # This will lock the instance - >>> p.__islocked__() - True >>> p.department = 'Engineering' Traceback (most recent call last): - ... + ... AttributeError: locked: cannot set Person.department to 'Engineering' Nor can you deleted its attributes: >>> del p.name Traceback (most recent call last): - ... + ... AttributeError: locked: cannot delete Person.name However, as noted at the start, there are still obscure ways in which @@ -82,7 +78,7 @@ class ReadOnly(object): False But again, the point is that a programmer would never employ the above - techniques as a mere accident. + techniques accidentally. """ __locked = False @@ -142,7 +138,7 @@ def check_name(name): >>> check_name('MyName') Traceback (most recent call last): - ... + ... ValueError: name must match '^[a-z][_a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9]$'; got 'MyName' Also, this function will raise a ``TypeError`` if ``name`` is not an @@ -150,7 +146,7 @@ def check_name(name): >>> check_name(u'my_name') Traceback (most recent call last): - ... + ... TypeError: name: need a <type 'str'>; got u'my_name' (a <type 'unicode'>) So that `check_name()` can be easily used within an assignment, ``name`` |