[mod_python] python handler

gOLeM wrote ..
> from mod_python import apache
> 
> def handler(req, arg = "1"):
>     req.content_type = 'text/html'
>     myfile = open("/var/www/html/ajax/index.html", "r");
>     for line in myfile.readlines() :
>         req.write(line)
>     return apache.OK
> 
> this is myhandler.py
> 
> 
> <Directory "/var/www/html/xxxxxxxxx">
>         AddHandler mod_python .py
>         PythonHandler myhandler
>         PythonDebug On
> </Directory>
> 
> when i try http://localhost/myhandler.py?arg=2
> it is not taking the value of arg as 2. Is it the expected behaviour
> or am i doing something wrong?

You are mixing mod_python.publisher concepts with basic mod_python
handler concepts. If using a basic mod_python handler you will need
to use util.FieldStorage explicitly to decode form parameters.

Thus something (untested and I haven't used it directly for a while) like:

  from mod_python import util

  def handler(req):
      form = util.FieldStorage(req)
      arg = form.getfirst("arg", "1")
      req.content_type = 'text/html'
      myfile = open("/var/www/html/ajax/index.html", "r");
      for line in myfile.readlines() :
          req.write(line)
      return apache.OK

See util.FieldStorage documentation.

  http://www.modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/pyapi-util-fstor.html
  http://www.modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/pyapi-util-fstor-fld.html

Anyway, even if wrong, should point you in right direction. :-)

Graham