The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 5232 Logged by: David Gardner Email address: dgard...@creatureshop.com PostgreSQL version: 8.4.1 Operating system: Debian, amd64 Description: plpythonu s=s.op() raises an exception Details:
If I create the following: CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION pyreplace(src text,s text) RETURNS text AS $BODY$ try: src=src.replace(s,'') return src except Exception,e: return str(e) $BODY$ LANGUAGE 'plpythonu' VOLATILE COST 100; ALTER FUNCTION pyreplace(src text,s text) OWNER TO dgardner; Then: SELECT * FROM pyreplace('this is a very long string','is'); pyreplace --------------------------------------------------- local variable 'src' referenced before assignment (1 row) However in python I can do: def pyreplace(src,s): try: src=src.replace(s,'') return src except Exception,e: return str(e) pyreplace('this is a very long string','is') ----- produces: 'th a very long string' -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs