Re: Pl/Python -- current maintainer?

[Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>]

James William Pye <pgsql(at)jwp(dot)name> writes:
> On Sat, Feb 25, 2006 at 06:36:19PM -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> I'm not sure it's an issue now that we have pg_pltemplate, but in older
>> versions it's possible to create a language without setting a validator.
>> This would make the validator an unsuitable place for checking the
>> restrictions.

> Hrm. I think this would only be an issue in PL/Py is if the user had the ability
> to alter probin. The handler will never directly execute code in prosrc; it
> relies on a validator to fill in probin.

That design is broken on its face, as the system does not guarantee to
call the validator.

			regards, tom lane