Fw: [mod_python] Why are you using mod_python?

----- Original Message -----
From: "pascal barbedor" <pascalbarbedor at free.fr>
To: "Gregory (Grisha) Trubetskoy" <grisha at modpython.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: [mod_python] Why are you using mod_python?


> Hi
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> I am using it because it is simple and the documentation is clear and
> simple.
> Its only a little more effort compared to plain cgi and it is faster.
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> also I use it bare bone, I don't use the publisher and I don't use any
> template system on top of mod_python.
> (I am not fond of template systems, I think req.write is enough)
> I find it modular and convenient to add one handler by directory and I
> usually rely on a directoryindex index.py
> to be able to call the handler simply with /myweb  without anything else,
> which is mapped to myweb/index.py by apache.
> this way I never call a .py file explicitely.
> each index.py is a dispatcher to other .py files in the same dir
> I also have a common directory with site wide classes and functions. and
> that's it.
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> I use it on win32
> before python I was using perl/mod_perl but its not working very good on
> win32 yet for apache 2, at least I had core dumps related to libxml and so
I
> moved to python/mod_python, and stopped using libxslt or any xlst
transform
> , and now use only sax transform. its clearer than big xls stylesheets.
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> I find that the documentation could contain more usage examples but is
good
> anyway.
> also the developing process is made uncomparabely better through the debug
> directive which outputs on the browser and the automatic reload of modules
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> so that I don't see the difference compared to cgi developement, and I see
a
> difference in that I have the satisfaction to use a close to apache API
and
> it's fun.
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> I must say when I tried the authentication exxample in the doc, I could
not
> make it work.
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> but still the feeling is that it works very well, development is very
> confortable, and I am glad I tried it.
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> thanks
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gregory (Grisha) Trubetskoy" <grisha at modpython.org>
> To: <mod_python at modpython.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 11:38 PM
> Subject: [mod_python] Why are you using mod_python?
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> >
> > Hello everyone -
> >
> > As the original author of mod_python I think I'm allowed to jerk
people's
> > chains with this simple question:
> >
> > Why are you using mod_python?
> >
> > You can reply on or off list, either is fine. The results, after I get
to
> > mull over them will be published in one way or another.
> >
> > I've decided to ask the list because I recently realized that I am not
> > sure I know the answer. Not to say that I don't like mod_python, on the
> > contrary, I do, but to formulate in words exactly why is rather
difficult.
> > Besides, my opinion is biased anyway :-)
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Grisha
> >
> >
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