Just magic ...

[root]

Jeff Epler wrote:
> I don't know, and since the code you posted doesn't run I can't find
> out.

#it's only a subset of the code ...

class SlaveParSet(QDialog):
     def __init__(self,parent = None, name=None, modal = 0, fl = 0,
                  Conf='PROFIBUS', saddr= 0):

         if name == None:
             self.setName('SlaveParSet')

         self.config_name=conf
         self.slave_addr = saddr

         self.gsd_connect = sqlite.connect("gsd_db")
         self.gsd_curs    = self.gsd_connect.cursor()

         # open project data base
         self.prj_connect = sqlite.connect("proj_db")
         self.prj_curs    = self.prj_connect.cursor()

         self.ID = ''
         self.IMpos = 0


     # insert selected module into installed modules
     def ModuleSelectionval(self, nr):
         module = str(self.ModuleSelection.text(nr))

         #rebuild pos/module relationship
         Sel = str("""select mod_pos, mod_name, proj, saddr,
                      mod_config_data, mod_prm_data
                      from INSTMODULE where proj= %s and saddr = %s""")
         Key = (self.config_name, self.slave_addr)
         self.prj_curs.execute(Sel, Key)
         ins_list = self.prj_curs.fetchall()

#ins_list is a list and contains now one tuple

         if len(ins_list):
            self.IMpos +=1
            InsPos = self.IMpos

            Ins = str("""insert into INSTMODULE(mod_pos, mod_name, proj, 

                         saddr, mod_config_data, mod_prm_data)
                         values (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)""")

            self.IMpos =0
            for set in ins_list:
               setdata = (self.IMpos,) +  set[1:]

# set should reference a tuple but it refers to class instance .. WHY??

               self.prj_curs.execute(Ins, setdata)
               self.InstModules.insertItem(set[1], self.IMpos) 

               self.IMpos +=1
               if InsPos == self.IMpos:
                  self.InstModules.insertItem(new_item[1], self.IMpos) 

                  self.prj_curs.execute(self.Ins, new_item)
                  self.IMpos +=1
            if self.IMpos > 0:
               self.IMpos -= 1

            self.InstModules.setCurrentItem(self.IMpos)
            self.prj_connect.commit()
         else:
            self.IMpos = 0
            self.InstModules.clear()
            self.InstModules.insertItem(module, self.IMpos)
            self.InstModules.setCurrentItem(self.IMpos)



> 
> 
>>>>self.IMpos =0
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> NameError: name 'self' is not defined
> 
> Jeff
>