[mod_python] md5 & MySQLdb

On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 11:37:10 -0000
"alf" <alf at proweb.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm having a great time with mod_python, it's doing everything I want so far
> 
> except this :
> 
> I can import most modules re, string, os, sys, even my own modules but for
> some reason when I try and import md5 or MySQLdb I get :
> ImportError: No module named md5
> 
> When I use the python console I get the expected :
> Python 2.2 (#1, Feb 12 2002, 21:26:35)
> [GCC 2.95.2 19991024 (release)] on freebsd4T
> ype "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> from mod_python import apache
> Traceback (most recent call last):  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> File "/usr/local/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 55,
> in ?
> import _apache
> ImportError: No module named _apache
> >>> import md5
> >>>
> 
> I've ended up writing a routine :
> 
> def getMD5(txt) :
>     md5fn = "/tmp/md5" + `getpid()`
>     system("echo -n \"" + txt + "\" | md5 > " + md5fn)
>     md5f = open(md5fn)
>     md5l = md5f.readlines()
>     md5f.close()
>     unlink(md5fn)
>     return md5l[0]
> 
> presumably it's something to do with md5 & MySQLdb being a c external
> 
> any solution?
> 
> cheers
> 
> Matt

Hi, I can import MySQLdb fine, maybe you can add the path to the module
in sys.path
Btw in your function, you could also use a pipe instead of a temporary
file.

Alain