Index: roundup/hyperdb.py
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RCS file: /cvsroot/roundup/roundup/roundup/hyperdb.py,v
retrieving revision 1.46
diff -c -r1.46 hyperdb.py
*** roundup/hyperdb.py	2002/01/07 10:42:23	1.46
--- roundup/hyperdb.py	2002/01/13 09:27:58
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*** 395,406 ****
  
          # get the node's dict
          d = self.db.getnode(self.classname, nodeid, cache=cache)
-         if not d.has_key(propname) and default is not _marker:
-             return default
  
!         # get the value
          prop = self.properties[propname]
  
          # possibly convert the marshalled data to instances
          if isinstance(prop, Date):
              return date.Date(d[propname])
--- 395,409 ----
  
          # get the node's dict
          d = self.db.getnode(self.classname, nodeid, cache=cache)
  
!         # get the value (raises KeyError for invalid propnames, right?)
          prop = self.properties[propname]
  
+ 	# must never raise a KeyError for new node properties
+ 	# (which are valid, but not in d)
+         if not d.has_key(propname):
+             return default
+ 
          # possibly convert the marshalled data to instances
          if isinstance(prop, Date):
              return date.Date(d[propname])
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*** 518,524 ****
                  propvalues[key] = value
  
                  #handle removals
!                 l = node[key]
                  for id in l[:]:
                      if id in value:
                          continue
--- 521,530 ----
                  propvalues[key] = value
  
                  #handle removals
! 		try:
!                     l = node[key]
!                 except KeyError:
!                     l = []
                  for id in l[:]:
                      if id in value:
                          continue