Re: plpython returns integer[] fails for multi-dimensional array - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Adrian Klaver
Subject Re: plpython returns integer[] fails for multi-dimensional array
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Msg-id 201012211532.45086.adrian.klaver@gmail.com
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In response to plpython returns integer[] fails for multi-dimensional array  ("TJ O'Donnell" <tjo@acm.org>)
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On Tuesday 21 December 2010 2:48:16 pm TJ O'Donnell wrote:
> In postgresql-9.0.1 I have to modify my plpython functions that return
> arrays. It seems one dimesional arrays are handled properly, but not
> 2-dimensional arrays.
>
> create or replace function atest() returns integer[] as $eopy$
>  a = list()
>  a.append(1)
>  a.append(2)
>  a.append(3)
>  #return a works fine
>  b = list()
>  b.append(a)
>  b.append(a)
>  # error
>  return b
> $eopy$ language plpythonu
>
>
> select atest() gives
> obtest=# select atest();
> ERROR:  invalid input syntax for integer: "[1, 2, 3]"
> CONTEXT:  while creating return value
> PL/Python function "atest"
>
> How can I return multi-dimensional arrays in plpython?
>
> TJ O'Donnell

Maybe:
create or replace function atest() returns integer[][]

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Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@gmail.com

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