It was a simple script. It only really needs 1 line in statements. But the extras parts of the Script ensure that only “Selected objects” records will be affected, not “All objects” … which would be a disaster. And the “Expressions to display” means the Results section will have clickable rows that show both the original value and the value after running.
After installing the SuperTool add-on: in the Person View, run the Tools → Isotammi tools → SuperTool...
assuming that your saved the following as a text file named People_Privacy.script, use File → Open to open that saved script.
[Gramps SuperTool script file]
version=1
[title]
SuperTool-People Privacy
[category]
People
[initial_statements]
# A simple script to change the Gramps Privacy "padlock" Oct2022 # of selected Persons to locked
# completely UNSAFE. Make a backup before running
# source: https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-to-set-private-record-for-multiple-people/2885/3
[statements]
myinitprivacy = person.get_privacy()
person.set_privacy(True)
myendprivacy = person.get_privacy()
[filter]
[expressions]
name, myinitprivacy, myendprivacy
[scope]
selected
[unwind_lists]
False
[commit_changes]
True
[summary_only]
False
select some Persons in the Person view
Click the Execute
