Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp-feed.chiark.greenend.org.uk!ewrotcd!news.nosignal.org!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.133 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.73; '*S*': 0.00; 'to:addr:comp.lang.python': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'renaming': 0.16; 'tying': 0.16; 'mon,': 0.16; 'jan': 0.18; 'changes': 0.20; 'file.': 0.20; 'lets': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'least': 0.25; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'done.': 0.27; 'options': 0.27; 'fixed': 0.28; 'hash': 0.29; 'identifies': 0.29; '(and': 0.32; 'file': 0.32; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'method': 0.36; 'useful': 0.36; 'anything': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'two': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'files': 0.38; 'page': 0.38; 'advice': 0.39; 'where': 0.40; 'end': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'most': 0.61; 'identify': 0.61; 'free': 0.61; 'different': 0.63; 'more': 0.63; 'subject: & ': 0.67; '8bit%:100': 0.70; '8bit%:92': 0.70; '2013': 0.84; 'dennis': 0.91; 'tied': 0.93 X-Received: by 10.50.11.136 with SMTP id q8mr154595igb.3.1358932525939; Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:15:25 -0800 (PST) Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:15:24 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=94.68.70.179; posting-account=DYJQ-woAAACEPH85Au2BhUVfFTfSfVa4 References: <5dd4babd-716d-4542-ad36-e6a841b73ec3@googlegroups.com> <03581a24-9330-4019-bde9-61a607000d3d@googlegroups.com> <187d77e0-e948-46bf-acc5-668c446cf3aa@googlegroups.com> <179d586e-1fa7-4b2e-8ef2-25b99bf46116@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Google-Web-Client: true X-Google-IP: 94.68.70.179 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Uniquely identifying each & every html template From: Ferrous Cranus To: comp.lang.python@googlegroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Message-ID: Lines: 55 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1358932535 news.xs4all.nl 6896 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:44152 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:37430 =CE=A4=CE=B7 =CE=A4=CF=81=CE=AF=CF=84=CE=B7, 22 =CE=99=CE=B1=CE=BD=CE=BF=CF= =85=CE=B1=CF=81=CE=AF=CE=BF=CF=85 2013 11:08:57 =CE=BC.=CE=BC. UTC+2, =CE= =BF =CF=87=CF=81=CE=AE=CF=83=CF=84=CE=B7=CF=82 Dennis Lee Bieber =CE=AD=CE= =B3=CF=81=CE=B1=CF=88=CE=B5: > On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:49:31 -0800 (PST), Ferrous Cranus >=20 > declaimed the following in >=20 > gmane.comp.python.general: >=20 >=20 >=20 > > You are right, it cannot be done. >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > So i have 2 options . >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > Either identify an .html file from its "filepath" or from its "hash". >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > Which method do you advice me to utilize? >=20 >=20 >=20 > The hash identifies based upon the file contents -- any edit to the >=20 > file will result in a different hash (and if the hash system isn't large >=20 > enough, you may even encounter collisions where two or more files have >=20 > the same hash). However, moving or renaming the file should still >=20 > produce the same hash. >=20 >=20 >=20 > Path/name at least lets the file contents be edited. Anything that >=20 > changes the path/name will be seen as a new file. >=20 >=20 >=20 > Which condition is most useful to your needs: allowing free content >=20 > edits while keeping the counter tied to the end URL; or tying the >=20 > counter to a fixed page but letting the URL to that page change. The best would be to: Allow free content edits, while the URL to that page may also change.