Merge pull request ipython#1458 from minrk/evalref

use eval to uncan References

allows things like `Reference('obj.attr')` or `Reference('obj[item]')`

IPython/parallel/tests/test_view.py

@@ -490,4 +490,18 @@ def test_apply_reference(self):
         result = v.apply_sync(rf, 5)
         expected = [ 5*id for id in self.client.ids ]
         self.assertEquals(result, expected)
+
+    def test_eval_reference(self):
+        v = self.client[self.client.ids[0]]
+        v['g'] = range(5)
+        rg = pmod.Reference('g[0]')
+        echo = lambda x:x
+        self.assertEquals(v.apply_sync(echo, rg), 0)
+
+    def test_reference_nameerror(self):
+        v = self.client[self.client.ids[0]]
+        r = pmod.Reference('elvis_has_left')
+        echo = lambda x:x
+        self.assertRaisesRemote(NameError, v.apply_sync, echo, r)
+
 

IPython/utils/pickleutil.py

@@ -54,10 +54,8 @@ def __repr__(self):
     def getObject(self, g=None):
         if g is None:
             g = globals()
-        try:
-            return g[self.name]
-        except KeyError:
-            raise NameError("name %r is not defined"%self.name)
+
+        return eval(self.name, g)
 
 
 class CannedFunction(CannedObject):