From: Ben Keene <seraphire@gmail.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
Ben Keene via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 04/15] git-p4: change the expansion test from basestring to list
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:40:00 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7141d2c7-8b6f-d4a9-f6cf-6660f42fb5e1@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqq8snlutyx.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
On 12/9/2019 3:25 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> "Ben Keene via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> The original code used 'basestring' in a test to determine if a list or
>> literal string was passed into 9 different functions. This is used to
>> This is mostly true, but the use in p4_build_cmd() and the second
...
> use among the two uses in p4CmdList() are different.
>
> Some codepaths can represent a command line the program
> internally prepares to execute either as a single string
> (i.e. each token properly quoted, concatenated with $IFS) or
> as a list of argv[] elements, and there are 9 places where
> we say "if X is isinstance(_, basestring), then do this
> thing to handle X as a command line in a single string; if
> not, X is a command line in a list form".
>
> This does not work well with Python 3, as there is no
> basestring (everything is Unicode now), and even with Python
> 2, it was not an ideal way to tell the two cases apart,
> because an internally formed command line could have been in
> a single Unicode string.
>
> Flip the check to say "if X is not a list, then handle X as
> a command line in a single string; otherwise treat it as a
> command line in a list form".
>
> This will get rid of references to 'basestring', to migrate
> the code ready for Python 3.
>
> or something like that?
>
I incorporated this into my suggested submission to Yang's work. Thank you.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-12-13 20:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 77+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-11-13 21:07 [PATCH 0/1] git-p4.py: Cast byte strings to unicode strings in python3 Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-11-13 21:07 ` [PATCH 1/1] " Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-11-14 2:25 ` [PATCH 0/1] git-p4.py: " Junio C Hamano
2019-11-14 9:46 ` Luke Diamand
2019-11-15 14:39 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] " Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-11-15 14:39 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] " Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-11-15 14:39 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] FIX: cast as unicode fails when a value is already unicode Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-11-15 14:39 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] FIX: wrap return for read_pipe_lines in ustring() and wrap GitLFS read of the pointer file in ustring() Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-02 19:02 ` [PATCH v3 0/1] git-p4.py: Cast byte strings to unicode strings in python3 Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-02 19:02 ` [PATCH v3 1/1] Python3 support for t9800 tests. Basic P4/Python3 support Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 0:18 ` Denton Liu
2019-12-03 16:03 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-04 6:14 ` Denton Liu
2019-12-04 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 00/11] git-p4.py: Cast byte strings to unicode strings in python3 Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-04 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 01/11] git-p4: select p4 binary by operating-system Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-05 10:19 ` Denton Liu
2019-12-05 16:32 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-04 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 02/11] git-p4: change the expansion test from basestring to list Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-05 10:27 ` Denton Liu
2019-12-05 17:05 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-04 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 03/11] git-p4: add new helper functions for python3 conversion Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-05 10:40 ` Denton Liu
2019-12-05 18:42 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-04 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 04/11] git-p4: python3 syntax changes Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-05 11:02 ` Denton Liu
2019-12-04 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 05/11] git-p4: Add new functions in preparation of usage Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-05 10:50 ` Denton Liu
2019-12-05 19:23 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-04 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 06/11] git-p4: Fix assumed path separators to be more Windows friendly Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-05 13:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-05 19:37 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-04 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 07/11] git-p4: Add a helper class for stream writing Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-05 13:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-05 19:52 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-04 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 08/11] git-p4: p4CmdList - support Unicode encoding Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-05 13:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-05 20:23 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-04 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 09/11] git-p4: Add usability enhancements Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-05 14:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-05 15:40 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-04 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 10/11] git-p4: Support python3 for basic P4 clone, sync, and submit Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-04 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 11/11] git-p4: Added --encoding parameter to p4 clone Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-05 9:54 ` [PATCH v4 00/11] git-p4.py: Cast byte strings to unicode strings in python3 Luke Diamand
2019-12-05 16:16 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-05 18:51 ` Denton Liu
2019-12-05 20:47 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 00/15] " Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 01/15] t/gitweb-lib.sh: drop confusing quotes Jeff King via GitGitGadget
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 02/15] t/gitweb-lib.sh: set $REQUEST_URI Jeff King via GitGitGadget
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 03/15] git-p4: select P4 binary by operating-system Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-09 19:47 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 04/15] git-p4: change the expansion test from basestring to list Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-09 20:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-13 14:40 ` Ben Keene [this message]
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 05/15] git-p4: promote encodeWithUTF8() to a global function Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-11 16:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 06/15] git-p4: remove p4_write_pipe() and write_pipe() return values Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 07/15] git-p4: add new support function gitConfigSet() Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-11 17:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 08/15] git-p4: add casting helper functions for python 3 conversion Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 09/15] git-p4: python 3 syntax changes Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 10/15] git-p4: fix assumed path separators to be more Windows friendly Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 11/15] git-p4: add Py23File() - helper class for stream writing Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 12/15] git-p4: p4CmdList - support Unicode encoding Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 13/15] git-p4: support Python 3 for basic P4 clone, sync, and submit (t9800) Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 14/15] git-p4: added --encoding parameter to p4 clone Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-07 17:47 ` [PATCH v5 15/15] git-p4: Add depot manipulation functions Ben Keene via GitGitGadget
2019-12-07 19:47 ` [PATCH v5 00/15] git-p4.py: Cast byte strings to unicode strings in python3 Jeff King
2019-12-07 21:27 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-11 16:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-11 17:13 ` Denton Liu
2019-12-11 17:57 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-11 20:19 ` Luke Diamand
2019-12-11 21:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-11 22:30 ` Yang Zhao
2019-12-12 14:13 ` Ben Keene
2019-12-13 19:42 ` [PATCH v5 00/15] git-p4.py: Cast byte strings to unicode strings in python3 - Code Review Ben Keene
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