Re: plpython returns integer[] fails for multi-dimensional array

On 21 December 2010 22:48, TJ O'Donnell <tjo(at)acm(dot)org> wrote:
> In postgresql-9.0.1 I have to modify my plpython functions that return arrays.
> It seems one dimesional arrays are handled properly, but not
> 2-dimensional arrays.
>
> create or replace function atest() returns integer[] as $eopy$
>  a = list()
>  a.append(1)
>  a.append(2)
>  a.append(3)
>  #return a works fine
>  b = list()
>  b.append(a)
>  b.append(a)
>  # error
>  return b
> $eopy$ language plpythonu
>
>
> select atest() gives
> obtest=# select atest();
> ERROR:  invalid input syntax for integer: "[1, 2, 3]"
> CONTEXT:  while creating return value
> PL/Python function "atest"
>
> How can I return multi-dimensional arrays in plpython?

Are you sure that "a" returns okay in that scenario. You're using a
list. Shouldn't you be using an array? Like: a = []

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