[mod_python] Try # 2: Mod_python.publisher behavior - sending .py file to browser - Still !

On 08/05/2006, at 12:39 AM, Jim Gallacher wrote:

> Graham Dumpleton wrote:
>> On 07/05/2006, at 5:24 PM, Geoff Skerrett wrote:
>>> I created a very simple program index.py program to help me  
>>> understand the
>>> behavior.
>>> It is as follows;
>>>
>>> ### Begin index.py
>>>
>>> def index(req):
>>>     req.write("I am in index()")
>>>     def bar(req):
>>>     req.write("I am in bar()")
>> Whoops. Quite obvious really. You must use:
>>   def index(req):
>>     return "I am in index()"
>>       def bar(req):
>>     return "I am in bar()"
>> When you you use req.write(), the headers are automatically  
>> flushed, so the
>> setting of req.content_type by mod_publisher after the published  
>> function
>> returns has no affect.
>> In other words, if you are going to use req.write(), you must set  
>> req.content_type
>> yourself.
>
> Geoff,
>
> Also, when you are using req.write() directly and not setting the
> content_type, you are depending on the browser making a best guess.  
> You
> were getting different results because your browser was not consistent
> its guess. The behaviour will differ on various browsers.

FWIW.

In the case of the directory access, the browser could possibly not have
got an opportunity to make a guess, as Apache would have sent back a
content type of 'httpd/unix-directory'.

If a default content type had been set in Apache configuration, eg,  
'text/plain',
the other accesses would have returned that automatically.

Graham