[mod_python] questions about mod_python publisher

On Thu, 2004-05-20 at 08:51, Volodya wrote:
> On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 06:56:02PM +0100, Terry MacDonald wrote:
> > On Wed, 2004-05-19 at 18:27, Jorey Bump wrote:
> > > I don't need to use the suffix. My httpd.conf looks like this (Debian 
> > > Woody: apache 1.3.26, mod_python 2.7.8):
> > > 
> > > <Directory /var/www/documentroot>
> > >    AddHandler python-program .py
> > >    PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
> > >    PythonDebug On
> > > </Directory>
> > > 
> > > I can access function foobar in app.py like this:
> > > 
> > >   http://www.example.com/app/foobar
> > 
> > 
> > Well something is different because with this config (i'm not an apache
> > expert):
> > 
> > (Using Fedora Core 1, apache 2.0.48 and mod_python 3.1.3)
> > 
> > PythonDebug on
> >  
> > <Directory "/var/www/python">
> >     PythonPath "['/var/www/python']+sys.path"
> >     AddHandler mod_python .py
> >     PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
> >     Options None
> >     AllowOverride None
> >     Order allow,deny
> >     Allow from all
> > </Directory>
> > 
> > my foobar in app.py called as http://localhost/app/foobar gives a 'Not
> > Found' error while http://localhost/app.py/foobar works fine.
> > 
> > This is an ongoing bugbear for me: dropping the .py.  Can anyone explain
> > this odd behaviour, Grisha?
> > 
> 
> Under Apache 2 , you MUST use "SetHandler mod_python". By this, you're
> telling Apache to direct all requests (in this dir) to mod_python
> module. And by specifying "PythonHandler mod_python.publisher" , your're
> telling mod_python to use publisher handler.
> 
> So when you're accessing http://localhost/app/foobar , Apache directs
> this request to mod_python. Mod_python uses publisher-handler logic to
> process this request. This page explains traversal logic:
> 
> http://www.modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/hand-pub-alg-trav.html
> 
> Quote :
>   If req.filename is empty, the module name defaults to "index".
> 
> So publisher-handler will try to import index.py module , and execute
> its foobar() function.
> 
> In your case :
>   You have no SetHandler directive , so Apache directs only *.py
>   requests to mod_python module.
> 
> So:
>   http://localhost/app.py/foobar  , passes to mod_python
>   
>   and
>   
>   http://localhost/app/foobar is served by Apache itself wich
>   produces 404 error.
> 
> 
> 
> P.S. As far as i know, SetHandler/AddHandler behavior
> is slightly different in Apache 1.3 and Apache 2.

If I do this in http.conf

PythonDebug on

<Location /test>
    SetHandler mod_python
    PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
</Location>

If in the test directory I have a file index.py containing a function
index() and I direct my browser to http://localhost/test  I get this:

Mod_python error: "PythonHandler mod_python.publisher"

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 299, in HandlerDispatch
    result = object(req)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mod_python/publisher.py", line 98, in handler
    path=[path])

  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 454, in import_module
    f, p, d = imp.find_module(parts[i], path)

ImportError: No module named test

The publisher is treating the '/test' part of the URI as a module!

So what am I doing wrong?

-- 
Terry
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www.taumu.com