[mod_python] Running mod_python tests

Hello folks,

I'm trying to run the mod_python tests but I hit a few problems,
specifically I got one error and three failing tests.

1) My environment:

Ubuntu Gutsy
Python 2.5.1
Apache 2.2.4

2) What I did:

sudo apt-get install apache2 apache2-dev
cd /tmp
wget
http://mirrors.uol.com.br/pub/apache/httpd/modpython/mod_python-3.3.1.tgz
tar zxf mod_python-3.3.1.tgz
cd mod_python-3.3.1; ./configure; make
cd /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages
sudo ln -s /tmp/mod_python-3.3.1/lib/python/mod_python
cd -
python test/test.py

3) The tests results:

======================================================================
FAIL: test_psphandler (__main__.PerRequestTestCase)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test/test.py", line 1847, in test_psphandler
    self.fail(`rsp`)
AssertionError: '\n<pre>\nMOD_PYTHON ERROR\n\nProcessId:
21114\nInterpreter:    \'test_psphandler\'\n\nServerName:
\'test_psphandler\'\nDocumentRoot:
\'/home/dorneles/src/mod_python-3.3.1/test/htdocs\'\n\nURI:
 \'/psptest.psp\'\nLocation:       None\nDirectory:
\'/home/dorneles/src/mod_python-3.3.1/test/htdocs/\'\nFilename:
\'/home/dorneles/src/mod_python-3.3.1/test/htdocs/psptest.psp\'\nPathInfo:
      \'\'\n\nPhase:          \'PythonHandler\'\nHandler:
\'mod_python.psp\'\n\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n\n  File
"/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mod_python/importer.py", line 1537,
in HandlerDispatch\n    default=default_handler, arg=req,
silent=hlist.silent)\n\n  File
"/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mod_python/importer.py", line 1202,
in _process_target\n    module = import_module(module_name,
path=path)\n\n  File
"/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mod_python/importer.py", line 304,
in import_module\n    return __import__(module_name, {}, {},
[\'*\'])\n\n  File
"/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mod_python/psp.py", line 21, in
&lt;module&gt;\n    import apache, Session, util, _psp\n\nImportError:
No module named _psp\n\n</pre>\n'

======================================================================
FAIL: test_psp_error (__main__.PerRequestTestCase)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test/test.py", line 1915, in test_psp_error
    self.fail(`rsp`)
AssertionError: '\n<pre>\nMOD_PYTHON ERROR\n\nProcessId:
21114\nInterpreter:    \'test_psp_error\'\n\nServerName:
\'test_psp_error\'\nDocumentRoot:
\'/home/dorneles/src/mod_python-3.3.1/test/htdocs\'\n\nURI:
 \'/psptest_main.psp\'\nLocation:       None\nDirectory:
\'/home/dorneles/src/mod_python-3.3.1/test/htdocs/\'\nFilename:
\'/home/dorneles/src/mod_python-3.3.1/test/htdocs/psptest_main.psp\'\nPathInfo:
      \'\'\n\nPhase:          \'PythonHandler\'\nHandler:
\'mod_python.psp\'\n\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n\n  File
"/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mod_python/importer.py", line 1537,
in HandlerDispatch\n    default=default_handler, arg=req,
silent=hlist.silent)\n\n  File
"/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mod_python/importer.py", line 1202,
in _process_target\n    module = import_module(module_name,
path=path)\n\n  File
"/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mod_python/importer.py", line 304,
in import_module\n    return __import__(module_name, {}, {},
[\'*\'])\n\n  File
"/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/mod_python/psp.py", line 21, in
&lt;module&gt;\n    import apache, Session, util, _psp\n\nImportError:
No module named _psp\n\n</pre>\n'

======================================================================
ERROR: test_apache_exists_config_define (__main__.PerInstanceTestCase)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test/test.py", line 2794, in test_apache_exists_config_define
    f = urllib.urlopen("http://127.0.0.1:%s/tests.py" % PORT)
  File "urllib.py", line 82, in urlopen
    return opener.open(url)
  File "urllib.py", line 190, in open
    return getattr(self, name)(url)
  File "urllib.py", line 325, in open_http
    h.endheaders()
  File "httplib.py", line 856, in endheaders
    self._send_output()
  File "httplib.py", line 728, in _send_output
    self.send(msg)
  File "httplib.py", line 695, in send
    self.connect()
  File "httplib.py", line 679, in connect
    raise socket.error, msg
IOError: [Errno socket error] (111, 'Connection refused')

======================================================================
FAIL: testPerRequestTests (__main__.PerInstanceTestCase)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test/test.py", line 2710, in testPerRequestTests
    self.failUnless(result.wasSuccessful())
AssertionError

4) Questions

a) Can someone confirm that some tests are really failing and/or
that the problem is with my environment?

b) Is there a way to run the tests without the need to add (or link)
the mod_python package to Python site-packages directory?

Any help is very welcome... :-)

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Dorneles Treméa
X3ng Web Technology
http://nosleepforyou.blogspot.com