[mod_python] When trying to get cgi.FieldStorage() : AttributeError: 'sys' module has no attribute 'argv'

Try reading the manual:

http://www.modpython.org/live/mod_python-2.7.3/doc-html/pyapi-util-fstor.html

On Sun, 20 May 2001, Alain Tesio wrote:

> Thanks for the information, but how can I get the GET parameters then ?
> The usual cgi variables aren't in os.environ
>
> Alain
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gregory (Grisha) Trubetskoy" <grisha at modpython.org>
> To: "Alain Tesio" <alain at onesite.org>
> Cc: "ML mod_python" <mod_python at modpython.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 7:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [mod_python] When trying to get cgi.FieldStorage() :
> AttributeError: 'sys' module has no attribute 'argv'
>
>
> >
> > This is because indeed the sys module has no attribute argv inside
> > subinterpreters. This is a "feature not a bug" and is documented somewhere
> > in the Python docs.
> >
> > If you're using the cgi module, just fake the the argv by doing something
> > like:
> >
> > import sys
> > sys.argv = []
> >
> > then cgi module will be happy.
> >
> > Grisha
> >
> > On Sun, 20 May 2001, [iso-8859-1] Alain TИsio wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, I found a message in an archive saying I shouldn't use
> > > FieldStorage with publisher
> > > http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2001-January/001086.html
> > > but I'm not using publisher (or I don't know I am)
> > > Any idea what's happening ?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Alain
> > >
> > > =========== observer_www.py
> > > import cgi
> > > items=cgi.FieldStorage()
> > >
> > > =========== output
> > >
> > > Mod_python error: "PythonHandler observer_www"
> > >
> > > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > >
> > >   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.1/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py",
> line
> > > 176, in Dispatch
> > >     module = import_module(module_name, _req)
> > >
> > >   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.1/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py",
> line
> > > 340, in import_module
> > >     module = imp.load_module(mname, f, p, d)
> > >
> > >   File "/home/observer/scripts/observer_www.py", line 2, in ?
> > >     items=cgi.FieldStorage()
> > >
> > >   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.1/cgi.py", line 445, in __init__
> > >     elif sys.argv[1:]:
> > >
> > > AttributeError: 'sys' module has no attribute 'argv'
> > >
> > >
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