Why do I get a KeyError?

Question

This is my code:

import web
import json

urls = (
    '/', 'index'
    '/runs', 'runs'
)
app = web.application(urls, globals())
class index:
    def GET(self):
        render = web.template.render('templates/')
        return render.index()

class runs:
    def GET(self):
        return "Test"

if __name__ == "__main__": app.run()

And I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/web/application.py", line 239, in process
return self.handle()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/web/application.py", line 230, in handle
return self._delegate(fn, self.fvars, args)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/web/application.py", line 419, in _delegate
cls = fvars[f]
KeyError: u'index/runs'

Mostly people seem to forget to actually create the class (in my case runs) or fail at importing it if needed. I didn't find any other solution than checking these things.

Martijn Pieters · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-26T14:30:49.010

5

You forgot a comma:

urls = (
    '/', 'index'
#               ^
    '/runs', 'runs'
)

Without the comma, Python concatenates the two consecutive strings, so you really registered:

urls = (
    '/', 'index/runs', 'runs'
)

and you have no such function in your globals() dictionary.

If I add in the comma your code works.

edited May 26 '15 at 14:30

answered May 26 '15 at 14:28

Martijn Pieters

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oh my god, you have no idea how long I was staring at my code, I just didn't realise :( Thanks for the help. – RandomDisplayName May 26 '15 at 14:30

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 26 '15 at 14:29

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Your code has a typo:

urls = (
    '/', 'index', # missing comma
    '/runs', 'runs'
)

answered May 26 '15 at 14:29

Freek Wiekmeijer

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This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. – Mohsen Nosratinia May 26 '15 at 14:47
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It's effectively the same answer as the simultaneous one from Martijn Pieters. The missing comma was the answer. – Freek Wiekmeijer May 26 '15 at 14:50

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