refactoring (intermediate state)

pandora/user/models.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class UserProfile(models.Model):
             for key in new:
                 if isinstance(new[key], dict) and key in ui:
                     ui[key] = updateUI(ui[key], new[key])
-                else:
+                elif isinstance(ui, dict):
                     ui[key] = new[key]
             return ui
         ui = updateUI(ui, self.ui)

pandora/user/views.py

@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ def setUI(request):
     if request.user.is_authenticated():
         profile = request.user.get_profile()
         for key in data:
-            keys = key.split('|')
+            keys = re.sub('([^\\\\])\.', '\\1\n', key).split('\n')
             value = data[key]
             p = profile.ui
             while len(keys)>1: