[mod_python] Directory wildcard handling

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On 14/07/2005, at 8:59 AM, Kevin Quick wrote:

> Attached is a patch that does two things:
>
> 1) On module import failures, logfile contains additional information 
> showing
>    system paths as well as module name.
>
> 2) Support of Python*Handler found in a wildcard-based directory.  For 
> example,
>
> <IfModule mod_python.c>
>     <Directory /home/*/public_html/python>
>         AddHandler mod_python .py
>         PythonHandler helloworld
>         PythonDebug on
>     </Directory>
> </IfModule>
>
> which mirrors a corresponding perl setting and would allow the user to
> place a mod_python handler in their $HOME/public_html/python directory.
>
> In the current code, the wildcard is not translated, the sys.path 
> update
> will be invalid, and the user's module will not be accessible.  The 
> attached
> patch provides a fix for this.
>
> N.B. There are obvious security issues in using this type of 
> configuration,
> but this is very useful for dev environments, and security would 
> implemented
> via explicit alternatives anyhow.
>
> -- 
> -KQ
>
>
>
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