Re: adding import in pl/python function - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Szymon Guz
Subject Re: adding import in pl/python function
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Msg-id CAFjNrYvzrvDyF5RRYU1Y1mf_5ah5=MS7Kp0MasAPFgGpMGMAWg@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: adding import in pl/python function  (Claudio Freire <klaussfreire@gmail.com>)
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On 24 May 2013 21:14, Claudio Freire <klaussfreire@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Szymon Guz <mabewlun@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm thinking about something else. We could convert it into Decimal
> (http://docs.python.org/2/library/decimal.html) class in Python.
> Unfortunately this class requires import like `from decimal import Decimal`
> from a standard Python library.
>
> I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to do it like this. It shouldn't
> fail even with the trusted version of pl/python, as I'd rather see the
> trusted version to allow importing packages from standard library.


Why would passing a decimal require an import?

The extension itself needs a reference to Decimal, to build them, but
the procedure's context doesn't need to have it.

Hm... maybe you're right. I think I don't understand fully how the procedures are executed, and I need to read more to get it.


thanks,
Szymon

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