[mod_python] servlet sessions

Hi,

I've tried a few of the suggested fixes but none work
if I reference the session variable in the auth()
method:

#setting it in the class definition

class mpseg(Servlet):
    __msg = ''
    auth_realm = 'Private'
    use_session = True
    
    def auth(self):
        if self.session.is_new():
            user,pw = self._get_user_pw()
            if user == 'user' and pw == 'password':
                self.__msg = 'Hi'
                return
            else:
                self._unauthorized()
        if not self.session.is_new():
            self.__msg = 'Welcome back'
            
    def respond(self):
        self.writeln(self.__msg)
        return True

#using call to base class

from mod_python.servlet import Servlet

class mpseg(Servlet):
    __msg = ''
    auth_realm = 'Private'

    def __init__(self):
        Servlet.__init__(self)    
    
    def auth(self):
        #also tried adding Servlet.auth(self)
        if self.session.is_new():
            user,pw = self._get_user_pw()
            if user == 'user' and pw == 'password':
                self.__msg = 'Hi'
                return
            else:
                self._unauthorized()
        if not self.session.is_new():
            self.__msg = 'Welcome back'

    def prep(self):
        self.use_session = True
        Servlet.prep(self)
            
    def respond(self):
        self.writeln(self.__msg)
        return True


If I  remove the auth() method it works:

from mod_python.servlet import Servlet

class mpseg(Servlet):
    __msg = ''
    auth_realm = 'Private'
    use_session = True

    def respond(self):
        if self.session.is_new():
            self.__msg = 'new'
        if not self.session.is_new():
            self.__msg = 'old'
        self.writeln(self.__msg)
        return True

So I'm either still missing something or there is no
direct way of referencing the session variable in an
auth call - this would make sense if auth is called
before prep as it appears from the docs.

BTW the servlet handler seems excellent as far I have
got it working, would it make the basis for either a
python J2EE equivalent ?

TIA

Cheers
Colin




	
	
		
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