jlegris wrote at 2004-11-10 15:38 -0500:

... but I am finding acquisition to be downright counter-intuitive. The available documentation that I've read(Zope Book 2.6) seems only to scratch the surface.

Maybe <http://www.dieter.handshake.de/pyprojects/zope/book/chap3.html> gives some further glues. There is also a Powerpoint presentation from Jim Fulton which thoroughly explains acquisition.

I would like to perform the very basic task of determining what object a method is associated with.Could someone please point me to a helpful reference?

You access the method (say "m") and look at its "im_self": "m.im_self" is the object that provided "m". In Java terms, it is what "this" would refer to inside the method's body. "im_self" (and friends) are documented in the Python Library Reference. -- Dieter

jlegris wrote:

Hello everyone

I come from a Java Struts background and am new to Zope. So far, I am impressed with the facilities that Zope provides but I am finding acquisition to be downright counter-intuitive.

The rule of thumb is that it automagiaclly inserts the nessecary number of "../" into your "relative" paths. If you see it that way, it is pretty easy to understand. -- hilsen/regards Max M, Denmark http://www.mxm.dk/ IT's Mad Science