Unable to rename view with reconfig_view

[abregman]

I tried to run:

name = "old"
new_name = "new"
server = jenkins.Jenkins(url, user, password)

view_config = server.get_view_config(self.view_args.name)
new_config = re.sub(r"<name>.*</name>", "<name>%s</name>" % "new_name", view_config)
server.reconfig_view(name, new_config)

But it has no effect. I verified that new_config changed and includes the new name.

[Khai Do (zaro0508)]

What version of jenkins and python-jenkins are you using? Also how did you verify that new_config changed? If the config.xml file changed then python-jenkins is working as expected. Jenkins itself might be having issues reloading the view/job.

[abregman (abregman)]

Wrong formulation - I verified that new_config variable includes the new name (jenkins didn't although python-jenkins didn't raise any exception).

I'm using it here:
https://github.com/bregman-arie/jcli/blob/master/jcli/executor/view.py#L86

Versions:

Jenkins - 1.656
python-jenkins 0.4.13

[Jamal (jamal9)]

i am having the same issue with adding new projects to a view