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diff --git a/sfa/storage/model.py b/sfa/storage/model.py
index 7c749773..a2e3bd49 100644
--- a/sfa/storage/model.py
+++ b/sfa/storage/model.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-from types import StringTypes
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from sqlalchemy import or_, and_ 
+from sqlalchemy import or_, and_
 from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, DateTime
 from sqlalchemy import Table, Column, MetaData, join, ForeignKey
 from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship, backref
@@ -13,12 +12,13 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
 from sfa.storage.record import Record
 from sfa.util.sfalogging import logger
 from sfa.util.sfatime import utcparse, datetime_to_string
-from sfa.util.xml import XML 
+from sfa.util.xml import XML
+from sfa.util.py23 import StringType
 
 from sfa.trust.gid import GID
 
 ##############################
-Base=declarative_base()
+Base = declarative_base()
 
 ####################
 # dicts vs objects
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ Base=declarative_base()
 # sqlalchemy however offers an object interface, meaning that you write obj.id instead of obj['id']
 # which is admittedly much nicer
 # however we still need to deal with dictionaries if only for the xmlrpc layer
-# 
-# here are a few utilities for this 
-# 
+#
+# here are a few utilities for this
+#
 # (*) first off, when an old pieve of code needs to be used as-is, if only temporarily, the simplest trick
 # is to use obj.__dict__
 # this behaves exactly like required, i.e. obj.__dict__['field']='new value' does change obj.field
-# however this depends on sqlalchemy's implementation so it should be avoided 
+# however this depends on sqlalchemy's implementation so it should be avoided
 #
 # (*) second, when an object needs to be exposed to the xmlrpc layer, we need to convert it into a dict
 # remember though that writing the resulting dictionary won't change the object
@@ -48,15 +48,18 @@ Base=declarative_base()
 # (*) finally for converting a dictionary into an sqlalchemy object, we provide
 # obj.load_from_dict(dict)
 
+
 class AlchemyObj(Record):
-    def __iter__(self): 
+
+    def __iter__(self):
         self._i = iter(object_mapper(self).columns)
-        return self 
-    def next(self): 
+        return self
+
+    def __next__(self):
         n = self._i.next().name
         return n, getattr(self, n)
 
-#    # only intended for debugging 
+#    # only intended for debugging
 #    def inspect (self, logger, message=""):
 #        logger.info("%s -- Inspecting AlchemyObj -- attrs"%message)
 #        for k in dir(self):
@@ -72,218 +75,284 @@ class AlchemyObj(Record):
 # various kinds of records are implemented as an inheritance hierarchy
 # RegRecord is the base class for all actual variants
 # a first draft was using 'type' as the discriminator for the inheritance
-# but we had to define another more internal column (classtype) so we 
+# but we had to define another more internal column (classtype) so we
 # accomodate variants in types like authority+am and the like
 
-class RegRecord (Base,AlchemyObj):
-    __tablename__       = 'records'
-    record_id           = Column (Integer, primary_key=True)
+class RegRecord(Base, AlchemyObj):
+    __tablename__ = 'records'
+    record_id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
     # this is the discriminator that tells which class to use
-    classtype           = Column (String)
+    classtype = Column(String)
     # in a first version type was the discriminator
     # but that could not accomodate for 'authority+sa' and the like
-    type                = Column (String)
-    hrn                 = Column (String)
-    gid                 = Column (String)
-    authority           = Column (String)
-    peer_authority      = Column (String)
-    pointer             = Column (Integer, default=-1)
-    date_created        = Column (DateTime)
-    last_updated        = Column (DateTime)
+    type = Column(String)
+    hrn = Column(String)
+    gid = Column(String)
+    authority = Column(String)
+    peer_authority = Column(String)
+    pointer = Column(Integer, default=-1)
+    date_created = Column(DateTime)
+    last_updated = Column(DateTime)
     # use the 'type' column to decide which subclass the object is of
-    __mapper_args__     = { 'polymorphic_on' : classtype }
-
-    fields = [ 'type', 'hrn', 'gid', 'authority', 'peer_authority' ]
-    def __init__ (self, type=None, hrn=None, gid=None, authority=None, peer_authority=None, 
-                  pointer=None, dict=None):
-        if type:                                self.type=type
-        if hrn:                                 self.hrn=hrn
-        if gid: 
-            if isinstance(gid, StringTypes):    self.gid=gid
-            else:                               self.gid=gid.save_to_string(save_parents=True)
-        if authority:                           self.authority=authority
-        if peer_authority:                      self.peer_authority=peer_authority
-        if pointer:                             self.pointer=pointer
-        if dict:                                self.load_from_dict (dict)
+    __mapper_args__ = {'polymorphic_on': classtype}
+
+    fields = ['type', 'hrn', 'gid', 'authority', 'peer_authority']
+
+    def __init__(self, type=None, hrn=None, gid=None, authority=None, peer_authority=None,
+                 pointer=None, dict=None):
+        if type:
+            self.type = type
+        if hrn:
+            self.hrn = hrn
+        if gid:
+            if isinstance(gid, StringType):
+                self.gid = gid
+            else:
+                self.gid = gid.save_to_string(save_parents=True)
+        if authority:
+            self.authority = authority
+        if peer_authority:
+            self.peer_authority = peer_authority
+        if pointer:
+            self.pointer = pointer
+        if dict:
+            self.load_from_dict(dict)
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        result="<Record id=%s, type=%s, hrn=%s, authority=%s, pointer=%s" % \
-                (self.record_id, self.type, self.hrn, self.authority, self.pointer)
+        result = "<Record id=%s, type=%s, hrn=%s, authority=%s" % \
+            (self.record_id, self.type, self.hrn, self.authority)
+#        for extra in ('pointer', 'email', 'name'):
+#        for extra in ('email', 'name'):
+# displaying names at this point it too dangerous, because of unicode
+        for extra in ('email'):
+            if hasattr(self, extra):
+                result += " {}={},".format(extra, getattr(self, extra))
         # skip the uniform '--- BEGIN CERTIFICATE --' stuff
-        if self.gid: result+=" gid=%s..."%self.gid[28:36]
-        else: result+=" nogid"
+        if self.gid:
+            result += " gid=%s..." % self.gid[28:36]
+        else:
+            result += " nogid"
         result += ">"
         return result
 
     # shortcut - former implem. was record-based
-    def get (self, field, default):
-        return getattr(self,field,default)
-
-    @validates ('gid')
-    def validate_gid (self, key, gid):
-        if gid is None:                     return
-        elif isinstance(gid, StringTypes):  return gid
-        else:                               return gid.save_to_string(save_parents=True)
-
-    def validate_datetime (self, key, incoming):
-        if isinstance (incoming, datetime):     return incoming
-        elif isinstance (incoming, (int,float)):return datetime.fromtimestamp (incoming)
-        else: logger.info("Cannot validate datetime for key %s with input %s"%\
-                              (key,incoming))
-
-    @validates ('date_created')
-    def validate_date_created (self, key, incoming): return self.validate_datetime (key, incoming)
-
-    @validates ('last_updated')
-    def validate_last_updated (self, key, incoming): return self.validate_datetime (key, incoming)
-
-    # xxx - there might be smarter ways to handle get/set'ing gid using validation hooks 
-    def get_gid_object (self):
-        if not self.gid: return None
-        else: return GID(string=self.gid)
-
-    def just_created (self):
-        now=datetime.utcnow()
-        self.date_created=now
-        self.last_updated=now
-
-    def just_updated (self):
-        now=datetime.utcnow()
-        self.last_updated=now
-
-#################### cross-relations tables
+    def get(self, field, default):
+        return getattr(self, field, default)
+
+    @validates('gid')
+    def validate_gid(self, key, gid):
+        if gid is None:
+            return
+        elif isinstance(gid, StringType):
+            return gid
+        else:
+            return gid.save_to_string(save_parents=True)
+
+    def validate_datetime(self, key, incoming):
+        if isinstance(incoming, datetime):
+            return incoming
+        elif isinstance(incoming, (int, float)):
+            return datetime.fromtimestamp(incoming)
+        else:
+            logger.info("Cannot validate datetime for key %s with input %s" %
+                        (key, incoming))
+
+    @validates('date_created')
+    def validate_date_created(self, key, incoming):
+        return self.validate_datetime(key, incoming)
+
+    @validates('last_updated')
+    def validate_last_updated(self, key, incoming):
+        return self.validate_datetime(key, incoming)
+
+    # xxx - there might be smarter ways to handle get/set'ing gid using
+    # validation hooks
+    def get_gid_object(self):
+        if not self.gid:
+            return None
+        else:
+            return GID(string=self.gid)
+
+    def just_created(self):
+        now = datetime.utcnow()
+        self.date_created = now
+        self.last_updated = now
+
+    def just_updated(self):
+        now = datetime.utcnow()
+        self.last_updated = now
+
+# cross-relations tables
 # authority x user (pis) association
 authority_pi_table = \
-    Table ( 'authority_pi', Base.metadata,
-            Column ('authority_id', Integer, ForeignKey ('records.record_id'), primary_key=True),
-            Column ('pi_id', Integer, ForeignKey ('records.record_id'), primary_key=True),
-            )
+    Table('authority_pi', Base.metadata,
+          Column('authority_id', Integer, ForeignKey(
+              'records.record_id'), primary_key=True),
+          Column('pi_id', Integer, ForeignKey(
+              'records.record_id'), primary_key=True),
+          )
 # slice x user (researchers) association
 slice_researcher_table = \
-    Table ( 'slice_researcher', Base.metadata,
-            Column ('slice_id', Integer, ForeignKey ('records.record_id'), primary_key=True),
-            Column ('researcher_id', Integer, ForeignKey ('records.record_id'), primary_key=True),
-            )
+    Table('slice_researcher', Base.metadata,
+          Column('slice_id', Integer, ForeignKey(
+              'records.record_id'), primary_key=True),
+          Column('researcher_id', Integer, ForeignKey(
+              'records.record_id'), primary_key=True),
+          )
 
 ##############################
-# all subclasses define a convenience constructor with a default value for type, 
+# all subclasses define a convenience constructor with a default value for type,
 # and when applicable a way to define local fields in a kwd=value argument
 ####################
-class RegAuthority (RegRecord):
-    __tablename__       = 'authorities'
-    __mapper_args__     = { 'polymorphic_identity' : 'authority' }
-    record_id           = Column (Integer, ForeignKey ("records.record_id"), primary_key=True)
-    #### extensions come here
+
+
+class RegAuthority(RegRecord):
+    __tablename__ = 'authorities'
+    __mapper_args__ = {'polymorphic_identity': 'authority'}
+    record_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey(
+        "records.record_id"), primary_key=True)
+    # extensions come here
+    name = Column('name', String)
+    # extensions come here
     reg_pis             = relationship \
         ('RegUser',
          secondary=authority_pi_table,
-         primaryjoin=RegRecord.record_id==authority_pi_table.c.authority_id,
-         secondaryjoin=RegRecord.record_id==authority_pi_table.c.pi_id,
-         backref='reg_authorities_as_pi')
-    
-    def __init__ (self, **kwds):
+         primaryjoin=RegRecord.record_id == authority_pi_table.c.authority_id,
+         secondaryjoin=RegRecord.record_id == authority_pi_table.c.pi_id,
+         backref='reg_authorities_as_pi',
+         )
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwds):
+        # handle local settings
+        if 'name' in kwds:
+            self.name = kwds.pop('name')
         # fill in type if not previously set
-        if 'type' not in kwds: kwds['type']='authority'
+        if 'type' not in kwds:
+            kwds['type'] = 'authority'
         # base class constructor
         RegRecord.__init__(self, **kwds)
 
     # no proper data yet, just hack the typename
-    def __repr__ (self):
-        return RegRecord.__repr__(self).replace("Record","Authority")
+    def __repr__(self):
+        result = RegRecord.__repr__(self).replace("Record", "Authority")
+# here again trying to display names that can be utf8 is too dangerous
+#        result.replace(">", " name={}>".format(self.name))
+        return result
 
-    def update_pis (self, pi_hrns, dbsession):
+    def update_pis(self, pi_hrns, dbsession):
         # strip that in case we have <researcher> words </researcher>
-        pi_hrns = [ x.strip() for x in pi_hrns ]
-        request = dbsession.query (RegUser).filter(RegUser.hrn.in_(pi_hrns))
-        logger.info ("RegAuthority.update_pis: %d incoming pis, %d matches found"%(len(pi_hrns),request.count()))
-        pis = dbsession.query (RegUser).filter(RegUser.hrn.in_(pi_hrns)).all()
+        pi_hrns = [x.strip() for x in pi_hrns]
+        request = dbsession.query(RegUser).filter(RegUser.hrn.in_(pi_hrns))
+        logger.info("RegAuthority.update_pis: %d incoming pis, %d matches found"
+                    % (len(pi_hrns), request.count()))
+        pis = dbsession.query(RegUser).filter(RegUser.hrn.in_(pi_hrns)).all()
         self.reg_pis = pis
 
 ####################
-class RegSlice (RegRecord):
-    __tablename__       = 'slices'
-    __mapper_args__     = { 'polymorphic_identity' : 'slice' }
-    record_id           = Column (Integer, ForeignKey ("records.record_id"), primary_key=True)
-    #### extensions come here
+
+
+class RegSlice(RegRecord):
+    __tablename__ = 'slices'
+    __mapper_args__ = {'polymorphic_identity': 'slice'}
+    record_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey(
+        "records.record_id"), primary_key=True)
+    # extensions come here
     reg_researchers     = relationship \
-        ('RegUser', 
+        ('RegUser',
          secondary=slice_researcher_table,
-         primaryjoin=RegRecord.record_id==slice_researcher_table.c.slice_id,
-         secondaryjoin=RegRecord.record_id==slice_researcher_table.c.researcher_id,
-         backref='reg_slices_as_researcher')
+         primaryjoin=RegRecord.record_id == slice_researcher_table.c.slice_id,
+         secondaryjoin=RegRecord.record_id == slice_researcher_table.c.researcher_id,
+         backref='reg_slices_as_researcher',
+         )
 
-    def __init__ (self, **kwds):
-        if 'type' not in kwds: kwds['type']='slice'
+    def __init__(self, **kwds):
+        if 'type' not in kwds:
+            kwds['type'] = 'slice'
         RegRecord.__init__(self, **kwds)
 
-    def __repr__ (self):
-        return RegRecord.__repr__(self).replace("Record","Slice")
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return RegRecord.__repr__(self).replace("Record", "Slice")
 
-    def update_researchers (self, researcher_hrns, dbsession):
+    def update_researchers(self, researcher_hrns, dbsession):
         # strip that in case we have <researcher> words </researcher>
-        researcher_hrns = [ x.strip() for x in researcher_hrns ]
-        request = dbsession.query (RegUser).filter(RegUser.hrn.in_(researcher_hrns))
-        logger.info ("RegSlice.update_researchers: %d incoming researchers, %d matches found"%(len(researcher_hrns),request.count()))
-        researchers = dbsession.query (RegUser).filter(RegUser.hrn.in_(researcher_hrns)).all()
+        researcher_hrns = [x.strip() for x in researcher_hrns]
+        request = dbsession.query(RegUser).filter(
+            RegUser.hrn.in_(researcher_hrns))
+        logger.info("RegSlice.update_researchers: %d incoming researchers, %d matches found"
+                    % (len(researcher_hrns), request.count()))
+        researchers = dbsession.query(RegUser).filter(
+            RegUser.hrn.in_(researcher_hrns)).all()
         self.reg_researchers = researchers
 
     # when dealing with credentials, we need to retrieve the PIs attached to a slice
     # WARNING: with the move to passing dbsessions around, we face a glitch here because this
     # helper function is called from the trust/ area that
-    def get_pis (self):
+    def get_pis(self):
         from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
-        Session=sessionmaker()
-        dbsession=Session.object_session(self)
+        Session = sessionmaker()
+        dbsession = Session.object_session(self)
         from sfa.util.xrn import get_authority
         authority_hrn = get_authority(self.hrn)
-        auth_record = dbsession.query(RegAuthority).filter_by(hrn=authority_hrn).first()
+        auth_record = dbsession.query(
+            RegAuthority).filter_by(hrn=authority_hrn).first()
         return auth_record.reg_pis
-        
-    @validates ('expires')
-    def validate_expires (self, key, incoming): return self.validate_datetime (key, incoming)
+
+    @validates('expires')
+    def validate_expires(self, key, incoming):
+        return self.validate_datetime(key, incoming)
 
 ####################
-class RegNode (RegRecord):
-    __tablename__       = 'nodes'
-    __mapper_args__     = { 'polymorphic_identity' : 'node' }
-    record_id           = Column (Integer, ForeignKey ("records.record_id"), primary_key=True)
-    
-    def __init__ (self, **kwds):
-        if 'type' not in kwds: kwds['type']='node'
+
+
+class RegNode(RegRecord):
+    __tablename__ = 'nodes'
+    __mapper_args__ = {'polymorphic_identity': 'node'}
+    record_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey(
+        "records.record_id"), primary_key=True)
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwds):
+        if 'type' not in kwds:
+            kwds['type'] = 'node'
         RegRecord.__init__(self, **kwds)
 
-    def __repr__ (self):
-        return RegRecord.__repr__(self).replace("Record","Node")
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return RegRecord.__repr__(self).replace("Record", "Node")
 
 ####################
-class RegUser (RegRecord):
-    __tablename__       = 'users'
+
+
+class RegUser(RegRecord):
+    __tablename__ = 'users'
     # these objects will have type='user' in the records table
-    __mapper_args__     = { 'polymorphic_identity' : 'user' }
-    record_id           = Column (Integer, ForeignKey ("records.record_id"), primary_key=True)
-    #### extensions come here
-    email               = Column ('email', String)
+    __mapper_args__ = {'polymorphic_identity': 'user'}
+    record_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey(
+        "records.record_id"), primary_key=True)
+    # extensions come here
+    email = Column('email', String)
     # can't use name 'keys' here because when loading from xml we're getting
-    # a 'keys' tag, and assigning a list of strings in a reference column like this crashes
+    # a 'keys' tag, and assigning a list of strings in a reference column like
+    # this crashes
     reg_keys            = relationship \
         ('RegKey', backref='reg_user',
-         cascade="all, delete, delete-orphan")
-    
+         cascade="all, delete, delete-orphan",
+         )
+
     # so we can use RegUser (email=.., hrn=..) and the like
-    def __init__ (self, **kwds):
+    def __init__(self, **kwds):
         # handle local settings
-        if 'email' in kwds: self.email=kwds.pop('email')
-        if 'type' not in kwds: kwds['type']='user'
+        if 'email' in kwds:
+            self.email = kwds.pop('email')
+        if 'type' not in kwds:
+            kwds['type'] = 'user'
         RegRecord.__init__(self, **kwds)
 
     # append stuff at the end of the record __repr__
-    def __repr__ (self): 
-        result = RegRecord.__repr__(self).replace("Record","User")
-        result.replace (">"," email=%s"%self.email)
-        result += ">"
+    def __repr__(self):
+        result = RegRecord.__repr__(self).replace("Record", "User")
+        result.replace(">", " email={}>".format(self.email))
         return result
 
-    @validates('email') 
+    @validates('email')
     def validate_email(self, key, address):
         assert '@' in address
         return address
@@ -291,33 +360,39 @@ class RegUser (RegRecord):
 ####################
 # xxx tocheck : not sure about eager loading of this one
 # meaning, when querying the whole records, we expect there should
-# be a single query to fetch all the keys 
-# or, is it enough that we issue a single query to retrieve all the keys 
-class RegKey (Base):
-    __tablename__       = 'keys'
-    key_id              = Column (Integer, primary_key=True)
-    record_id             = Column (Integer, ForeignKey ("records.record_id"))
-    key                 = Column (String)
-    pointer             = Column (Integer, default = -1)
-    
-    def __init__ (self, key, pointer=None):
-        self.key=key
-        if pointer: self.pointer=pointer
-
-    def __repr__ (self):
-        result="<key id=%s key=%s..."%(self.key_id,self.key[8:16],)
-        try:    result += " user=%s"%self.reg_user.record_id
-        except: result += " no-user"
+# be a single query to fetch all the keys
+# or, is it enough that we issue a single query to retrieve all the keys
+
+
+class RegKey(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'keys'
+    key_id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
+    record_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("records.record_id"))
+    key = Column(String)
+    pointer = Column(Integer, default=-1)
+
+    def __init__(self, key, pointer=None):
+        self.key = key
+        if pointer:
+            self.pointer = pointer
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        result = "<key id=%s key=%s..." % (self.key_id, self.key[8:16],)
+        try:
+            result += " user=%s" % self.reg_user.record_id
+        except:
+            result += " no-user"
         result += ">"
         return result
 
-class SliverAllocation(Base,AlchemyObj):
-    __tablename__       = 'sliver_allocation'
-    sliver_id           = Column(String, primary_key=True)
-    client_id           = Column(String)
-    component_id        = Column(String)
-    slice_urn           = Column(String)
-    allocation_state    = Column(String)
+
+class SliverAllocation(Base, AlchemyObj):
+    __tablename__ = 'sliver_allocation'
+    sliver_id = Column(String, primary_key=True)
+    client_id = Column(String)
+    component_id = Column(String)
+    slice_urn = Column(String)
+    allocation_state = Column(String)
 
     def __init__(self, **kwds):
         if 'sliver_id' in kwds:
@@ -332,23 +407,25 @@ class SliverAllocation(Base,AlchemyObj):
             self.allocation_state = kwds['allocation_state']
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        result = "<sliver_allocation sliver_id=%s allocation_state=%s" % \
-                  (self.sliver_id, self.allocation_state)
+        result = "<sliver_allocation sliver_id=%s allocation_state=%s"\
+                 % (self.sliver_id, self.allocation_state)
         return result
 
     @validates('allocation_state')
     def validate_allocation_state(self, key, state):
-        allocation_states = ['geni_unallocated', 'geni_allocated', 'geni_provisioned']
+        allocation_states = ['geni_unallocated',
+                             'geni_allocated', 'geni_provisioned']
         assert state in allocation_states
         return state
 
-    @staticmethod    
+    @staticmethod
     def set_allocations(sliver_ids, state, dbsession):
         if not isinstance(sliver_ids, list):
             sliver_ids = [sliver_ids]
         sliver_state_updated = {}
         constraint = SliverAllocation.sliver_id.in_(sliver_ids)
-        sliver_allocations = dbsession.query (SliverAllocation).filter(constraint)
+        sliver_allocations = dbsession.query(
+            SliverAllocation).filter(constraint)
         sliver_ids_found = []
         for sliver_allocation in sliver_allocations:
             sliver_allocation.allocation_state = state
@@ -359,7 +436,8 @@ class SliverAllocation(Base,AlchemyObj):
         # it to geni_allocated.
         sliver_ids_not_found = set(sliver_ids).difference(sliver_ids_found)
         for sliver_id in sliver_ids_not_found:
-            record = SliverAllocation(sliver_id=sliver_id, allocation_state=state)
+            record = SliverAllocation(
+                sliver_id=sliver_id, allocation_state=state)
             dbsession.add(record)
         dbsession.commit()
 
@@ -368,29 +446,30 @@ class SliverAllocation(Base,AlchemyObj):
         if not isinstance(sliver_ids, list):
             sliver_ids = [sliver_ids]
         constraint = SliverAllocation.sliver_id.in_(sliver_ids)
-        sliver_allocations = dbsession.query(SliverAllocation).filter(constraint)
+        sliver_allocations = dbsession.query(
+            SliverAllocation).filter(constraint)
         for sliver_allocation in sliver_allocations:
             dbsession.delete(sliver_allocation)
         dbsession.commit()
-    
+
     def sync(self, dbsession):
-        constraints = [SliverAllocation.sliver_id==self.sliver_id]
+        constraints = [SliverAllocation.sliver_id == self.sliver_id]
         results = dbsession.query(SliverAllocation).filter(and_(*constraints))
         records = []
         for result in results:
-            records.append(result) 
-        
+            records.append(result)
+
         if not records:
             dbsession.add(self)
         else:
             record = records[0]
             record.sliver_id = self.sliver_id
-            record.client_id  = self.client_id
-            record.component_id  = self.component_id
-            record.slice_urn  = self.slice_urn
+            record.client_id = self.client_id
+            record.component_id = self.component_id
+            record.slice_urn = self.slice_urn
             record.allocation_state = self.allocation_state
-        dbsession.commit()    
-        
+        dbsession.commit()
+
 
 ##############################
 # although the db needs of course to be reachable for the following functions
@@ -404,44 +483,54 @@ def init_tables(engine):
     logger.info("Initializing db schema from current/latest model")
     Base.metadata.create_all(engine)
 
+
 def drop_tables(engine):
     logger.info("Dropping tables from current/latest model")
     Base.metadata.drop_all(engine)
 
 ##############################
 # create a record of the right type from either a dict or an xml string
-def make_record (dict=None, xml=""):
-    if dict is None: dict={}
-    if dict:    return make_record_dict (dict)
-    elif xml:   return make_record_xml (xml)
-    else:       raise Exception("make_record has no input")
+
+
+def make_record(dict=None, xml=""):
+    if dict is None:
+        dict = {}
+    if dict:
+        return make_record_dict(dict)
+    elif xml:
+        return make_record_xml(xml)
+    else:
+        raise Exception("make_record has no input")
 
 # convert an incoming record - typically from xmlrpc - into an object
-def make_record_dict (record_dict):
+
+
+def make_record_dict(record_dict):
     assert ('type' in record_dict)
-    type=record_dict['type'].split('+')[0]
-    if type=='authority':
-        result=RegAuthority (dict=record_dict)
-    elif type=='user':
-        result=RegUser (dict=record_dict)
-    elif type=='slice':
-        result=RegSlice (dict=record_dict)
-    elif type=='node':
-        result=RegNode (dict=record_dict)
+    type = record_dict['type'].split('+')[0]
+    if type == 'authority':
+        result = RegAuthority(dict=record_dict)
+    elif type == 'user':
+        result = RegUser(dict=record_dict)
+    elif type == 'slice':
+        result = RegSlice(dict=record_dict)
+    elif type == 'node':
+        result = RegNode(dict=record_dict)
     else:
         logger.debug("Untyped RegRecord instance")
-        result=RegRecord (dict=record_dict)
-    logger.info ("converting dict into Reg* with type=%s"%type)
-    logger.info ("returning=%s"%result)
+        result = RegRecord(dict=record_dict)
+    logger.info("converting dict into Reg* with type=%s" % type)
+    logger.info("returning=%s" % result)
     # xxx todo
     # register non-db attributes in an extensions field
     return result
-        
-def make_record_xml (xml):
-    xml_record = XML(xml)
-    xml_dict = xml_record.todict()
-    logger.info("load from xml, keys=%s"%xml_dict.keys())
-    return make_record_dict (xml_dict)
+
+
+def make_record_xml(xml_str):
+    xml = XML(xml_str)
+    xml_dict = xml.todict()
+    logger.info("load from xml, keys=%s" % list(xml_dict.keys()))
+    return make_record_dict(xml_dict)
 
 ####################
 # augment local records with data from builtin relationships
@@ -449,29 +538,51 @@ def make_record_xml (xml):
 # we pick names that clearly won't conflict with the ones used in the old approach,
 # were the relationships data came from the testbed side
 # for each type, a dict of the form {<field-name-exposed-in-record>:<alchemy_accessor_name>}
-# so after that, an 'authority' record will e.g. have a 'reg-pis' field with the hrns of its pi-users
-augment_map={'authority': {'reg-pis':'reg_pis',},
-             'slice': {'reg-researchers':'reg_researchers',},
-             'user': {'reg-pi-authorities':'reg_authorities_as_pi',
-                      'reg-slices':'reg_slices_as_researcher',},
-             }
-
-def augment_with_sfa_builtins (local_record):
+# so after that, an 'authority' record will e.g. have a 'reg-pis' field
+# with the hrns of its pi-users
+augment_map = {'authority': {'reg-pis': 'reg_pis', },
+               'slice': {'reg-researchers': 'reg_researchers', },
+               'user': {'reg-pi-authorities': 'reg_authorities_as_pi',
+                        'reg-slices': 'reg_slices_as_researcher', },
+               }
+
+
+# xxx mystery
+# the way we use sqlalchemy might be a little wrong
+# in any case what has been observed is that (Reg)Records as returned by an sqlalchemy
+# query not always have their __dict__ properly adjusted
+# typically a RegAuthority object would have its object.name set properly, but
+# object.__dict__ has no 'name' key
+# which is an issue because we rely on __dict__ for many things, in particular this
+# is what gets exposed to the drivers (this is historical and dates back before sqlalchemy)
+# so it is recommended to always run this function that will make sure
+# that such built-in fields are properly set in __dict__ too
+#
+def augment_with_sfa_builtins(local_record):
     # don't ruin the import of that file in a client world
     from sfa.util.xrn import Xrn
     # add a 'urn' field
-    setattr(local_record,'reg-urn',Xrn(xrn=local_record.hrn,type=local_record.type).urn)
-    # users have keys and this is needed to synthesize 'users' sent over to CreateSliver
-    if local_record.type=='user':
-        user_keys = [ key.key for key in local_record.reg_keys ]
+    setattr(local_record, 'reg-urn',
+            Xrn(xrn=local_record.hrn, type=local_record.type).urn)
+    # users have keys and this is needed to synthesize 'users' sent over to
+    # CreateSliver
+    fields_to_check = []
+    if local_record.type == 'user':
+        user_keys = [key.key for key in local_record.reg_keys]
         setattr(local_record, 'reg-keys', user_keys)
+        fields_to_check = ['email']
+    elif local_record.type == 'authority':
+        fields_to_check = ['name']
+    for field in fields_to_check:
+        if not field in local_record.__dict__:
+            logger.debug("augment_with_sfa_builtins: hotfixing missing '{}' in {}"
+                         .format(field, local_record.hrn))
+            local_record.__dict__[field] = getattr(local_record, field)
     # search in map according to record type
-    type_map=augment_map.get(local_record.type,{})
+    type_map = augment_map.get(local_record.type, {})
     # use type-dep. map to do the job
-    for (field_name,attribute) in type_map.items():
+    for (field_name, attribute) in list(type_map.items()):
         # get related objects
-        related_records = getattr(local_record,attribute,[])
-        hrns = [ r.hrn for r in related_records ]
-        setattr (local_record, field_name, hrns)
-    
-
+        related_records = getattr(local_record, attribute, [])
+        hrns = [r.hrn for r in related_records]
+        setattr(local_record, field_name, hrns)