[Zope] How to access ZODB from python code

Hi I want to get access to some Zope objects stored in ZODB, from *outside* of any other Zope object (so I dont have anything to call getPhysicalRoot() or restrictedTraverse() on) but from *inside* python code running in the Zope process. This doesnt work: from Zope import Zope app = Zope.app() app.restrictedTraverse(...) The Zope server freezes, I guess there is a deadlock there. Currently, I'm using a single instance of a bogus product (a singleton) stored at the root of the Zope hierarchy, just to get access to the ZODB. I dont like it being a product nor being stored in the Zope database, but I cant access the Zope DB otherwise. How could I do that? Gabriel Genellina Softlab SRL