On Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:15:39 +1000, gtk wrote:

What's the "hello world" of Zope Products implemented in Python?

Your wish is granted -- I've updated the source to the old Poll Product that Amos created to demonstrate how to write Zope Products in Python. I took what I've learned from my Equation Tile product and moved it into the Poll product this morning. It now supports Zope 2.0.1, being subclassed via ZClasses, is CatalogAware and shows off a few tricks such as how to add those TALLER/SHORTER/ WIDER/NARROWER buttons for resizing text input boxes. It also shows how to have a method return an HTML fragment when called for embedding it into another page, or a standalone HTML source if called as it's own web page. I didn't have time to update the Tutorial document that comes with it. Perhaps later, or someone else is welcome to tackle it. You can find it at the bottom of my web page at: http://starship.python.net/crew/jrush/Zope/ I tried for some time to upload it to www.zope.org this morning, but the site was dog-slow and in read-only mode! Any attempt to add anything simply spun the indicator in Netscape, for over an hour for a 47K upload. Downloads worked but typically took 3-5 mins per page. Sheez! I hope they get the new servers soon.

What's the best way of forcing a product to reload? Deleting it, adding it again and restarting Zope is becoming somewhat tedious.

That's the way you do it -- yes it is tedious but considering how products hook into Zope, I doubt the Python reload technique will ever work for Products. -Jeff Rush