Is it just me or is this archaic?

-Thadeus





On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Russell <russell.mcmur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The number is stored in a dictionary called '_extra'.  The top part of
> what you are getting is the dictionary key.  Do something like this to
> get just the number...
>
> row = db(...).select(db.some_table.amount.sum())[0]
> answer = row.'_extra['SUM(some_table.amount) ']
>
> See pg 169 of the book.
>
>
> On Mar 10, 1:23 pm, minh <mdn0...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I couldn't find much documentation on sum() and I'm not sure how to
>> use it.
>>
>> If I have something like
>>
>> define_table('some_table',
>>    Field('amount', 'integer')
>>   ...
>>
>> I try db(...).select(db.some_table.amount.sum())
>>
>> When I print it out, I get something like:
>>
>> SUM(some_table.amount)
>> 300
>>
>> How do I get it to print just the number?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
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