[mod_python] Feature Request: Additions to mod_python.util

I misread,
My reply was for "URL" (encode/decode)ing not html
(ecnode/decode)ing.

Sorry bout that,
Courtney

--- courtney ludwin <courtneyludwin at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Yo Sean,
> I just wrote the encode/decode functions recently
> and
> posted them on by blog:
>
http://2centspoorer.blogspot.com/2006/01/urlencoderdecoder-for-python.html
> 
> regards,
> Courtney
> 
> 
> anyway here it is...
> 
> 
> _keys = [
>   "$", "&", "+", ",", "/", ":", ";", "=", "?", "@",
> "
> ", '"',
>   "<", ">", "#", "%", "{", "}", "|", "\\", "^", "~",
> "[", "]", "`"]
> 
> _vals = [
>   '%24', '%26', '%2B', '%2C', '%2F', '%3A', '%3B',
> '%3D', '%3F',
>   '%40', '%20', '%22', '%3C', '%3E', '%23', '%25',
> '%7B', '%7D',
>   '%7C', '%5C', '%5E', '%7E', '%5B', '%5D', '%60']
> 
> def encode(str=""): 
>   """ URL Encodes a string with out side effects
>   """
>   return "".join([_swap(x) for x in str])
> 
> def decode(str=""):
>   """ Takes a URL encoded string and decodes it with
> out side effects
>   """
>   if not str: return None
>   for v in _vals:
>     if v in str: str = str.replace(v,
> _keys[_vals.index(v)])
>   return str 
> 
> def _swap(x):
>   """ Helper function for encode. 
>   """
>   if x in _keys: return _vals[_keys.index(x)]
>   return x
> 
> ### units ###
> if __name__ == "__main__":
>   assert("".join(_keys) ==
> decode(encode("".join(_keys))))
>   assert("".join(_vals) ==
> encode(decode("".join(_vals))))
>   print "passed all unit tests."
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- Sean Jamieson <sean at barriescene.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi, I don't know if what I'm about to ask has
> > already been requested, or 
> > if this is the right list, but here I go:
> > 
> > I have been using mod_python for about 3 weeks
> now,
> > and have come up 
> > with a few things that I'd like to see added into
> > the util module (I'm 
> > assuming this might be the right place for them).
> > 
> > 1. a refresh() sibling to the redirect() function;
> I
> > use the Refresh 
> > header quite often in my applications.
>