February 2008 - Zope

TextIndexNG3 question
by Erik Myllymaki 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

I have an older Zope install and i want to enable searching of Page Templates and PDFs. Because it's an older Zope version (2.8.5) I have had to go back a few revisions of TextIndexNG3 (3.1.16) and Five (1.2.6) Install seems fine including setup of the extensions modules. I create a textIndexNG Index called PrincipiaSearchSource, Converters show that pdftotext is available and HTML to ASCII is 'always' available. I find all Page Templates and PDFs and Catalog them. They do show up in the Catalog, but the Page Templates have all their HTML tags included in the catalog(I thought they would be stripped automagically) and the PDFs have no words cataloged at all. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Erik Myllymaki Zope Version (Zope 2.8.5-final, python 2.3.5, linux2) Python Version 2.3.5 (#1, Jan 3 2006, 23:22:48) [GCC 3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-52)] System Platform linux2 SOFTWARE_HOME /usr/local/Zope-2.8.5/lib/python ZOPE_HOME /usr/local/Zope-2.8.5 Five (Installed product Five (Five 1.2.6)) TextIndexNG3 (Installed product TextIndexNG3 (3.1.16))

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z3c.zalchemy : ComponentLookupError: (<InterfaceClass z3c.zalchemy.interfaces.IAlchemyEngineUtility>, 'DemoEngine-1')
by KLEIN Stephane 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

Hi, I've tested z3c.zalchemy package and I've this error : """ ComponentLookupError: (<InterfaceClass z3c.zalchemy.interfaces.IAlchemyEngineUtility>, 'DemoEngine-1') """ This is the different step I've did : 1. I've installed a fresh python environment with virtuelenv 2. I've installed zopeproject package (in this new python environment) 3. I've created new zope project with bin/zopeprojet zalchemytest 4. zope3 had installed with success 5. I've added z3c.zalchemy in install_requires in setup.py 6. I've restarted buildout 7. z3c.zalchemy version 0.2.1 had downloaded and installed 8. In src/zalchemytest/configure.zcml I've added this lines : <include package="z3c.zalchemy" /> <include package="z3c.zalchemy" file="meta.zcml" /> <include package="z3c.zalchemy.demo.demo_1" /> 9. When I've started bin/zalchemytest-debug I've this error : """ [snip] File "/home/harobed/Experimentations/zalchemy/buildout-eggs/ zope.component-3.4.0-py2.4.egg/zope/component/_api.py", line 207, in getUtility raise ComponentLookupError(interface, name) zope.configuration.xmlconfig.ZopeXMLConfigurationError: File "/home/ harobed/Experimentations/zalchemy/zalchemytest/site.zcml", line 4.2-4.36 ZopeXMLConfigurationError: File "/home/harobed/Experimentations/ zalchemy/zalchemytest/src/zalchemytest/configure.zcml", line 30.0-30.46 ZopeXMLConfigurationError: File "/home/harobed/Experimentations/ zalchemy/buildout-eggs/z3c.zalchemy-0.2.1-py2.4.egg/z3c/zalchemy/demo/ demo_1/configure.zcml", line 16.2-19.8 ComponentLookupError: (<InterfaceClass z3c.zalchemy.interfaces.IAlchemyEngineUtility>, 'DemoEngine-1') """ My investigation : * DemoEngine-1 AlchemyEngineUtility is well declared in demo/demo_1/ configure.zcml * If I comment this lines : """  """ bin/zalchemytest-debug start with success. And I can get DemoEngine-1 AlchemyEngineUtility with success in debug console. * If I uncomment previous lines, I understand it's line below which throw exception : In demo/demo_1/message.py: z3c.zalchemy.createTable('message', 'DemoEngine-1') I've added debugger set_trace before this line and I've tryed to fetch DemoEngine-1 AlchemyEngineUtility with no success. I don't understand why it ! Thanks for your help, Regards, Stephane

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z3c.zalchemy.datamanager.getSession can't catch named AlchemyEngineUtility. It's a feature or a mistake ? one forget ?
by KLEIN Stephane 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

Hi, I've a question about "z3c.zalchemy" : "alchemy:engine" directive make for register a new AlchemyEngineUtility. It's possible to set a name to utility. However, z3c.zalchemy.datamanager.getSession can't catch named AlchemyEngineUtility ! It's a feature or a mistake ? one forget ? Thereof z3c.zalchemy.demo.demo1 can't work ! Regards, Stephane

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Happy Valentine's Day from Zwiki HQ
by Simon Michael 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

Hello Zopistas.. a happy Valentine's day to all! Continuing with my spring cleaning theme over at http://zwiki.org/GeneralDiscussion , here are some musings. Like many of you, I'm always wondering where is the most useful place to spend my community hacking time. Sometimes Zwiki seems like the very best place; other times it doesn't. Development pretty much came to a full stop at times last year. So I'm kicking around some ideas. I'm pondering what slows down my Zwiki hacking. First, let me get one thing off my chest: for me, Python is a `blub <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blub>`_! There, I said it. Moving on.. then, there are the usual questions of project and platform maturity, legacy cruft, how many people actually use this thing, what is the benefit, what's the future potential, etc. Don't get me wrong, I expect Python and Zope 2 to keep growing and succeeding for a very long time. And so I guess Zwiki will continue to be used and perhaps grow in user base. At the current rate of development, though, we will not stay competitive with other software or even catch up with our own bug reports. Looking at current code, I am reminded that Zwiki 0.x is mature, built on early zope 2 architecture, and that cleanup continues to be expensive (compared to starting something fresh). Of course, many hands make light work. Imagine ten developers working on Zwiki at once - cleanup expense would no longer be noticeable, we could pretty much do whatever we want. That's not our current reality. Is it possible to find ten Zwiki developers now or in future ? I'm sure I could increase our numbers (from two active) by sustained effort, but how far and how smart a strategy that is I don't know. Another idea which inspired this post is to branch, mothballing 0.x as-is and moving development focus to a Zwiki 2.x where we would do aggressive disruptive cleanup. Say we did that. What would you throw out of Zwiki 0.x ? What would you keep ? This is to air these thoughts, solicit your ideas, and also a kind of ping to gauge support for the project circa 2008, I guess. Warm regards - Simon -- forwarded from http://zwiki.org/GeneralDiscussion#msg20080214142402-0800@zwiki.org Joyful Systems http://joyful.com

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Looks like a great tool for making web apis with minimal effort.
by Max M 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

A web based tool for making any site into an api using xml, json etc. See the screencast: http://grid.orch8.net/extractions/grab -- hilsen/regards Max M, Denmark http://www.mxm.dk/ IT's Mad Science

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When to use a relational database
by quizzical 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Hi everyone, Apologies if this is a dumb question, I have had a good look through the archives and on the web. My question is basically about how to design a website. I really like the ease with which you can build applications in zope but I often see comments implying that in order to scale well one may want to use a backend relational datbase. I have also seen several comments to the effect that one should keep the state of a user session out of the ZODB. I am slightly confused by this, I can't find any information which would help me decide what data would be better off in a relational database. Example, to learn my way around zope I am deesigning a simple blogging application which allows people to log into the site and see blogs they have subscribed too. I would represent the blog posts as a series of ZPT documents. Two questions, is it better to represent the blog posts as objects in the database or as records in an external relational database? And as regards users, should I use Zope's userfolders for authentication or an external database of usernames and passwords? Again I apologize if this is a ridiculous question and if someone can point me in the direction of some good resources about the overall design of a zope site that would be very helpful. Thanks in advance -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/When-to-use-a-relational-database-tp15324690p15324690… Sent from the Zope - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Zope-2.11 roadmap
by Ricardo Alves 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Hi! Is there a release schedule for Zope-2.11 or a predicted date for a final release? Thanks, Ricardo Alves

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UNFCCC vacancy
by Catherina Denoo 11 Feb '08

11 Feb '08

UNFCCC seeks an enthusiastic professional (Associate Information System Officer) to work with a very dynamic team in the Clean Development Mechanism programme in the development of innovative collaborative business systems that bring together Governments, businesses and the public. He/she will be involved in programming with and extending Zope framework. We offer a competitive salary ranging from US $ 64,000 /67,000 to US $ 75,000 /77,000 net per year (inclusive of post adjustment), depending on your experience. There is also the UN package of entitlements (assistance in relocation to Bonn-Germany, rental subsidy, dependency allowance and education grant for your children, paid home leave every 24 months, 30 days of leave per annum......) You should have a university degree in systems analyses, computer science, information technology or similar. Knowledge of Python and at least one other programming language, practical experience implementing web solutions using Zope 2 framework. To apply please read the full vacancy announcement at http://unfccc.int/tools_xml/ie_08_E002.pdf. Please send your applications by e-mail to vacancies(a)unfccc.int Catherina Denoo Human Resources Officer UNFCCC/Bonn Tel: 49 228 815 1607

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python script, from string to dictionary.
by Stefano Guglia 11 Feb '08

11 Feb '08

hello! I converted a dictionary in a string, and now I need to change back the same string as a dictionary in a zope python script. Any help? thanks, Stefano.

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rename meta_type
by David Chelimsky 09 Feb '08

09 Feb '08

Hello, I have a product in use on many of my client sites. I'd like to rename the meta_type of one of the classes, but I notice that when I do, the pre-existing objects retain their old meta_type. Is there a way for me to force a zope object to "reset" itself according to a modified class definition? Thanks in advance, David

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