[mod_python] Aliasing extensions in mod_python

Sean Davis sdavis2 at mail.nih.gov
Sun Aug 26 19:39:16 EDT 2007


Roger Holness wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am working on a python script to generate dynamic wml
>
> I am using publisher of mod_python
>
> The problem I am having is that my script returns valid wml but my
> phone that I am testing on (and I assume others as well) doesn't check
> the mime type, rather just the extension
>
> ie. www.mywebsite/wml.py/test  is returning valid wml, but the phone
> doesn't realise that as it is expecting /test.wml
>
> Now functions names can't contain periods, so I can't do:
> def test.wml(req)
>
> I am therefore trying to alias wml.py/test.wml to wml.py/test,
> effectively tricking the phone into doing what it should be doing in
> the first place
>
> Any ideas how I would go about this?
>   

Will mod_rewrite do what you want?  I think it will....

Sean


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