[MODPYTHON-163] strict_parsing parameter in forms handling.

• Type: Task
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.2.8
• Component/s: core
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Graham Phillip Dumpleton
• Created: 18/Apr/06 18:10
• Updated: 18/Apr/06 18:10

Description

The util.FieldStorage class, plus parse_qs and parse_qsl functions take a parameter called strict_parsing. All the documentation says is:

The \var

{strict_parsing}

argument is not yet implemented.

Ie., it doesn't even say what it is meant to be for.

The closest I could find as to what it may be for is from Python cgi.FieldStorage documentation:

strict_parsing: flag indicating what to do with parsing errors.
If false (the default), errors are silently ignored.
If true, errors raise a ValueError exception.

I don't know though what constitutes an error though.

This argument has been there back from mod_python 2.X.

It needs to be investigated as to what the option is meant to do and if it is worthwhile it should be implemented or the parameter removed.