[mod_python] the req object

When is the req object made available?

I'm trying something simple like this.

import sys
try:
   from mod_python import apache
except:
   print "import error"
   sys.exit(1)
try:
   import dummymodule
except:
   req.content_type = 'text/plain'
   req.write('error importing dummy')
   return apache.OK

when the import dummymodule fails, the req object is not available to
it. Without the req object, how does one send output anywhere?

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