[mod_python] Problem with mapping URIs to filesystem/Python modules

Hi!

It's been a while since I last used mod_python, but now I'm having a
look at it again. I'm trying to figure out how to accomplish a clean
mapping between URIs and the filesystem and Python modules/functions.

What I want is to be able to create a kind of "virtual directory" that
is actually handled by mod_python. It should coexist with other "virtual
directories" and regular directories in the file system. The problem is
I can't get past the .py extension either using the publisher handler,
or writing my own handler.

Here's an example. The directory structure looks like this (located in
my public_html directory):

/
/aaa
/bbb
/ccc
/ccc/ddd

These are all real directories in the file system. Now, I know how to
map requests for / to, say, index.py by using AddHandler and
DirectoryIndex in a .htaccess file. Also, I could add a handler for /aaa
by making /aaa/aaa.py and using a corresponding .htaccess file in /aaa.
This is all fine.

The problem is this: when accessing /, the request maps to /index.py
because of the DirectoryIndex directive. But if I wanted to create a
"virtual directory" /virt, which would map to /index.py/virt (calling
the virt function in the index.py module) then the only way is to
actually call it by name.

How can I hide index.py in the URI?

Cheers,
-- 
Fabian Fagerholm <fabbe at paniq.net>
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