Re: [HACKERS] Fix for bug in plpython bool type conversion - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Fix for bug in plpython bool type conversion
Date
Msg-id 200701250408.l0P48wW13229@momjian.us
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In response to Fix for bug in plpython bool type conversion  (Guido Goldstein <pgpatches@a-nugget.org>)
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Patch applied.  Thanks.

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Guido Goldstein wrote:
> Hi!
>
> The attached patch fixes a bug in plpython.
>
> This bug was found while creating sql from trigger functions
> written in plpython and later running the generated sql.
> The problem was that boolean was was silently converted to
> integer, which is ok for python but fails when the created
> sql is used.
>
> The patch uses the Py_RETURN_xxx macros shown at
>  http://docs.python.org/api/boolObjects.html .
>
> It would be nice if someone could test and comment
> on the patch.
>
> Cheers
>   Guido

> --- postgresql-8.2.1.orig/src/pl/plpython/plpython.c    2006-11-21 22:51:05.000000000 +0100
> +++ postgresql-8.2.1/src/pl/plpython/plpython.c    2007-01-17 18:06:58.185497734 +0100
> @@ -1580,8 +1580,8 @@
>  PLyBool_FromString(const char *src)
>  {
>      if (src[0] == 't')
> -        return PyInt_FromLong(1);
> -    return PyInt_FromLong(0);
> +        Py_RETURN_TRUE;
> +    Py_RETURN_FALSE;
>  }
>
>  static PyObject *
>
>
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