[mod_python] questions about mod_python publisher

On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 03:57:17PM -0400, Jorey Bump wrote:
> David Geller wrote:
> 
> >I have had the same experience as Terry.
> >
> >However, I just tried something and it worked!
> >
> > <Directory /www/docroot>
> >      PythonInterpreter myapp2
> >    PythonPath "blahblabh
> >    SetHandler python-program
> >    PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
> >    PythonDebug On
> >  </Directory>
> >
> >i.e., use "SetHander python-program" with no following argument ".py", 
> >followed by "PythonHandler with arg of mod_python.publisher"
> 
> Hmmm, then *every* file needs to be a python program. You can't mix 
> html, php and image files. You might as well just run python apps from 
> cgi-bin.
> 
> This is an interesting problem. With these directives in httpd.conf:
> 
> <Directory /var/www/documentroot>
>   AddHandler python-program .py
>   PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
>   PythonDebug On
> </Directory>
> 
> And assuming my app is test.py:
> 
> def hello(req):
>     x = "Hello, world!"
>     return x
> 
> I can access it on my Debian Woody production server (apache 1.3.26, 
> mod_python 2.7.8) like this :
> 
>  http://www.example.com/test/hello
> 
> But on my Red Hat 9 server (apache 2.0.40, and mod_python 3.0.1-4), I 
> need the extension:
> 
>   http://www.example.com/test.py/hello
> 
> If I change the AddHandler directive to:
> 
>   SetHandler python-program
> 
> I MUST access it without the extension, but all files in the directory 
> are treated as python programs. This seems less flexible to me. I can't 
> simply turn on mod_python for the entire site, as I do now. Is this the 
> result of a change in apache or mod_python?
> 

You can "turn off" mod_python for specific files or locations by using:

 SetHandler default

If you prefer httpd.conf use <Location> directive:
<Location /python/css >
SetHandler default
</Location>

or <Files> directive:

# text files
<Files *.txt>
SetHandler default
</Files>

# gfx files
<Files ~ "\.(gif|jpe?g|png)$">
SetHandler default
</Files>


Hope this helps.