How do I get the handle for a source with a specific attribute

[Ludde]

I want to look for a source with an attribute called AID with a specific value. I want to get its handle. How do I do this?

I have made a plugin who’s functionality I am trying to extend, but I have a hard time wrapping my head around querying the database.

(v. 6.0 Windows 11)

[emyoulation]

In the following thread, there is a discussion about needing to search for any objects having an Attribute name with a particular value.

There is a SuperTool script (by @kku) demonstrating python code to do that. It uses some SuperTool specific methods (like getargs() user input dialogs)… so that SuperTool script is not copy’n’paste chunks of code.

Using Attributes for searchable IDs

On Facebook, user @ChabotEric posted about maintaining an Excel spreadsheet as a cross-reference between Gramps IDs and those in his other software. It seemed like that would be easier to maintain in Gramps as Attribute values. If Excel is needed for analysis or script building, it is easy enough to output a CSV of the Gramps ID and the Attribute value from SuperTool. @kku was kind enough to create a SuperTool script that filters on an Attribute type and/or value. And it can be loaded in an…

You may also find the Attributes section of the Sphinx-driven Gramps developer docs useful. (The site is showing some some latency today. So it and @gramps-project are probably defending against a DoS attack. Please have patience. )