Get entityName error

[Brian]

When I use

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selections = event['data']['selection']

to get folder, shots or milestones, the returned entityName is task. How can I read the correct entityName

[Lorenzo Angeli]

Hi @Brian, as you are provided with the id , you can use
 

entity = session.get('Context', "<id>")
print(entity['name'])

let us know if this is what you are after.
Hope it helps.

L.

[Brian]

Thanks, Lorenzo.

I'm so sorry, I misdescribed the problem, what I can't get the return value correctly is the entityType. When I am at the entity of Folder, Shot, or Milestone, the entityType return value is always a task. I try to use

_context = self.session.get('Context',selection['entityId'])

but the return is None.

I can query the folders with

session.query("Folder")

but I can't catch them from

event['data']['selection']

[Lorenzo Angeli]

Hi @Brian, I see what you mean.
Please have a look here to see how the ftrack-action-handler implements a robust solution.

Hope it helps.
L.