[mod_python] Hello all, Questions about Mod Python sessions on Linux

Setups for use in the below discussion:
Machine 1:
Windows 2000
Apache 2.0.52
Mod Python 3.1.3
MySQL_Python
Python 2.3
wxPython


Machine 2:
Fedora Core 2
Apache 2.0.52
Mod Python 3.1.3
MySQL_Python
Python 2.3
wxPython

I'm writing a thin-client to a wxPython application and when I run the 
thin client on Machine 1(the windows box) everything works great, no 
problem. While when I try to move it to what is now the production box, 
Machine 2 (linux box), I get this error:

Mod_python error: "PythonHandler mod_python.publisher"

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 299, in HandlerDispatch
    result = object(req)

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/publisher.py", line 136, in handler
    result = util.apply_fs_data(object, req.form, req=req)

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/util.py", line 361, in apply_fs_data
    return object(**args)

  File "/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/test/mptest.py", line 42, in login
    sess.save()

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/Session.py", line 204, in save
    self.do_save(dict)

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/Session.py", line 329, in do_save
    dbm[self._sid] = cPickle.dumps(dict)

  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/copy_reg.py", line 69, in _reduce_ex
    raise TypeError, "can't pickle %s objects" % base.__name__

TypeError: can't pickle module objects

So, as far as I can tell, on my Windows box I'm able to add class 
instances to the session (in this case, I'm sure it's my database class 
that is causing this) but on Linux, it won't add it to the session.

If anyone can give him a heads up that would be great. I've been beating 
my head against the wall with the linux box because the windows setup 
was SO easy, and being a big linux fan I was disappointed in the strange 
problems I've run into.

Anyway, thanks in advance.

Trevor West
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Developer for QA Labs