Can't create a named document about couchdb-python HOT 4 CLOSED

From cmlenz on November 05, 2008 09:02:34

This works for me. Please note that the database (represented by the db variable in your example) does need
to exist. If it does, you should be able to create a document using either method. In fact db.create is intended
for use when you want CouchDB to generate the ID for you.

Status: WorksForMe

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From [email protected] on November 05, 2008 10:26:31

In this example the Database "files" exists...

s = couchdb.Server("http://192.168.1.99:5984/"
db = s['files']
f = db['foo'] = "{'_id': 'hi', 'contents':'ho'}"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/CouchDB-0.4-py2.5.egg/couchdb/client.py",
line 263, in setitem
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/CouchDB-0.4-py2.5.egg/couchdb/client.py",
line 657, in put
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/CouchDB-0.4-py2.5.egg/couchdb/client.py",
line 694, in _request
couchdb.client.ServerError: (500, (u'EXIT', u'{function_clause,[{cjson,tokenize,\n
["'_id': 'hi', 'contents':'ho'}",\n
{decoder,unicode,null,1,2,key}]},\n {cjson,decode_object,3},\n
{cjson,json_decode,2},\n
{couch_httpd,handle_doc_request,5},\n
{couch_httpd,handle_request,2},\n {mochiweb_http,headers,4},\n
{proc_lib,init_p,5}]}'))

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From cmlenz on November 05, 2008 13:52:52

The document needs to be a dict, not a JSON string. (I may need to add a check for this).

Also, when you use the item assignment syntax (instead of the create method), you must leave out the _id
member.

So:

f = db['hi'] = {'contents': 'ho'}

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From [email protected] on November 06, 2008 06:28:50

Fabtabulous!
Thanks so much! I think a check on a string input would be good but clearly I was
just doing it wrong! Also it makes sense I should have left off the "_id" part I
think I must have tried it from a .create() sample where I was trying to get the name
set.

Thanks again for build this library! I like couchdb but all the REST URLs are
confounding to me (especially when getting into views!).

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