Dont' set empty values in from_xml()

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/gsxws/core.py b/gsxws/core.py
index 9eed125..ccaf16b 100644
--- a/gsxws/core.py
+++ b/gsxws/core.py
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ class GsxObject(object):
         obj = GsxObject()
 
         for r in el:
+
             newitem = cls.from_xml(r)
             k, v = r.tag, r.text
 
@@ -386,6 +387,9 @@ class GsxObject(object):
 
             if isinstance(v, basestring):
 
+                if v == "":
+                    continue  # Don't set empty values at all...
+
                 v = unicode(v)  # "must be unicode, not str"
 
                 # convert dates to native Python type
diff --git a/gsxws/orders.py b/gsxws/orders.py
index 791fe58..cc1f422 100644
--- a/gsxws/orders.py
+++ b/gsxws/orders.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class StockingOrder(GsxObject):
         self.orderLines = list()
 
     def add_part(self, part_number, quantity):
-        self.orderLines.append(OrderLine(partNumber=part_number, quantity=quantity))
+        part = OrderLine(partNumber=part_number, quantity=quantity)
+        self.orderLines.append(part)
         return self
 
     def submit(self):