Fix for COllector #500 merged from 2.5 branch.

lib/python/ZPublisher/HTTPRequest.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # 
 ##############################################################################
 
-__version__='$Revision: 1.76 $'[11:-2]
+__version__='$Revision: 1.77 $'[11:-2]
 
 import re, sys, os,  urllib, time, random, cgi, codecs
 from BaseRequest import BaseRequest
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ class HTTPRequest(BaseRequest):
                     k=key.split( ".")
                     k,attr='.'.join(k[:-1]), k[-1]
                     a = attr
+                    new = ''
                     # remove any type_names in the attr
                     while not a=='':
                         a=a.split( ":")

lib/python/ZPublisher/tests/testHTTPRequest.py

@@ -554,6 +554,22 @@ class ProcessInputsTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 self.failIf('<' in e,
                     '%s converter does not quote unsafe value!' % type)
 
+    def testNameWithDotAsTuple(self):
+        # Collector #500
+        inputs = (
+            ('name.:tuple', 'name with dot as tuple'),)
+        req = self._processInputs(inputs)
+        self._noFormValuesInOther(req)
+
+        formkeys = list(req.form.keys())
+        formkeys.sort()
+        self.assertEquals(formkeys, ['name.'])
+
+        self.assertEquals(req['name.'], ('name with dot as tuple',))
+
+        self._noTaintedValues(req)
+        self._onlyTaintedformHoldsTaintedStrings(req)
+            
 
 def test_suite():
     suite = unittest.TestSuite()