[Xapian-discuss] constructing phrase queries

[gervin23]

> The Python bindings as they stand can't do this - it's a nasty problem
> to do with SWIG not coping with extension overloaded constructors. I'm
> not quite sure how to fix it properly, so I'm working on a workaround
> that would allow you to build queries out of lists of strings with a
> single operator.

sounds like a more pythonic way of doing it. would i be able to build 
complex queries (i.e. phrases mixed with booleans)?

if there were a way to send a string exactly like what get_description() 
returns, i'd be good to go. for example, using queryparser() for 
"golfing at two" returns 'Xapian::Query((golfing:(pos=1) PHRASE 3 
at:(pos=2) PHRASE 3 two:(pos=3)))'. i would have no problem building 
this (or the inner portion of it) as a string if there were a way to 
send it directly to enquire.set_query()

thanks,
andrew