def get_person_redirect_link(pid):
'''
Returns the canonical name of a pid if found, the pid itself otherwise
@param pid: int
'''
cname = tu.get_canonical_id_from_personid(pid)
if len(cname) > 0:
return str(cname[0][0])
else:
return str(pid)
def get_canonical_id_from_person_id(person_id):
'''
Finds the person canonical name from personid (e.g. 1)
@param person_id: the canonical ID
@type person_id: string
@return: result from the request or person_id on failure
@rtype: int
'''
if not person_id or not (isinstance(person_id, str) or isinstance(person_id, int)):
return person_id
canonical_name = person_id
try:
canonical_name = tu.get_canonical_id_from_personid(person_id)[0][0]
except IndexError:
pass
return canonical_name
