These are fine suggestions, but there is a third option. Under the ZMI, go read Control_Panel/Products/PythonScripts/README Summary: You can define a null product that just imports modules you want to use. Those modules are then available for Python Script objects. The document only discusses standard modules (re, base64, etc) but I'm assuming that your bog-standard modules should work fine too. FWIW, I actuall suggest #2 below if you intend to go into production, since that will give you the best security model. My suggestion above would be good if the module is simple and obviously secure (is there such a thing?) or you never intend to put your server into a hostile environment, such as the Wooly Wild Web.
-----Original Message----- From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of Paul Winkler Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 1:59 PM To: zope@zope.org Subject: Re: [Zope] user defined libraries
On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 04:50:06PM -0400, Matthew T. Bell wrote:
Silly question: How does one use use one's own library of Python classes (imported using an import statement) inside a zope'd python script? Right now its giving me an error message whenever I try to do such.
The "Python Scripts" which you edit through the web have severe security restrictions on what you're allowed to import.
You can:
1) use an External Method - import anything
or
2) write a Zope Product wrapper around your python module, providing an interface which any Zope object (python script, dtml pages, etc) can use to call your code.
#2 is a lot more work, but very flexible in the long run.
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