Can't create a named document

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Can't create a named document

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This works for me. Please note that the database (represented by the `db` 
variable in your example) does need 
to exist. If it does, you should be able to create a document using either 
method. In fact `db.create` is intended 
for use when you want CouchDB to generate the ID for you.

Original comment by cmlenz on 5 Nov 2008 at 5:02

• Changed state: WorksForMe

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In this example the Database "files" exists... 

>>> s = couchdb.Server("http://192.168.1.99:5984/")
>>> db = s['files']
>>> f = db['foo'] = "{'_id': 'hi', 'contents':'ho'}"
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/CouchDB-0.4-py2.5.egg/couchdb/client.py",
line 263, in __setitem__
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/CouchDB-0.4-py2.5.egg/couchdb/client.py",
line 657, in put
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/CouchDB-0.4-py2.5.egg/couchdb/client.py",
line 694, in _request
couchdb.client.ServerError: (500, (u'EXIT', 
u'{function_clause,[{cjson,tokenize,\n  
                      ["\'_id\': \'hi\', \'contents\':\'ho\'}",\n                   
      {decoder,unicode,null,1,2,key}]},\n                  {cjson,decode_object,3},\n
                 {cjson,json_decode,2},\n                 
{couch_httpd,handle_doc_request,5},\n                 
{couch_httpd,handle_request,2},\n                  {mochiweb_http,headers,4},\n 

            {proc_lib,init_p,5}]}'))
>>> 

Original comment by [email protected] on 5 Nov 2008 at 6:26

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The document needs to be a dict, not a JSON string. (I may need to add a check 
for this).

Also, when you use the item assignment syntax (instead of the create method), 
you must leave out the `_id` 
member.

So:

f = db['hi'] = {'contents': 'ho'}

Original comment by cmlenz on 5 Nov 2008 at 9:52

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Fabtabulous! 
Thanks so much! I think a check on a string input would be good but clearly I 
was
just doing it wrong! Also it makes sense I should have left off the "_id" part I
think I must have tried it from a .create() sample where I was trying to get 
the name
set.

Thanks again for build this library! I like couchdb but all the REST URLs are
confounding to me (especially when getting into views!).

Original comment by [email protected] on 6 Nov 2008 at 2:28