Python Bottle how to read request parameters
bottle, http-request, python
Solution
Use the `request.query.getall` method instead.
FormsDict is a subclass of MultiDict and can store more than one value per key. The standard dictionary access methods will only return a single value, but the MultiDict.getall() method returns a (possibly empty) list of all values for a specific key.
Problem
I am using http://dingyonglaw.github.com/bootstrap-multiselect-dropdown/#forms to display a dropdown with multiple check boxes. ``` <li> <label> <input type="checkbox" name="filters" value="first value"> <span>First Value</span> </label> </li> <li> <label> <input type="checkbox" name="filters" value="second value"> <span>Second Value</span> </label> </li> ``` This is the resulting URL: ``` http://example.com/search?filters=first+value&filters=second+value ``` On Server side (bottle): ``` terms = unicode (request.query.get ('filters', ''), "utf-8") ``` will give me only "second value" and ignore "first value". Is there a way of collecting all the 'filters' values?