[ZODB-Dev] zope xron and multithreading

[Mitscher Dubreus]

PyServer is a python module wrapping a pure corba C++ server.
Into zope, I call it within an External Method.
On Tuesday 09 July 2002 03:14 pm, you wrote:
> Mitscher Dubreus wrote:
> > PyServer Starts a C++ CORBA server.
> > That's what I mean by keppe the hand. I can't do nothing else except if
> > in the command line I type "python PyServer.py&"
> > So, into Zope, I need to start PyServer in a thread.
>
> I've moved this discussion from zodb-dev to zope@zope.org.
>
> What kind of server is PyServer?  Is it an HTTP server?  Is it an
> external method?  Should it be?  It's hard to answer the question
> without understanding what you're trying to do.
>
> Shane
>
> > On Tuesday 09 July 2002 01:05 pm, you wrote:
> >>Mitscher Dubreus wrote:
> >>>Hi,
> >>>I'm using the Xron interface.
> >>>I need to start several blocking python script processes form Zope.
> >>>But I can not manage to start more than one.
> >>>The first one keeps the hand, and I can do nothing else in the Zope
> >>>interface. Does somebody knows how I could manage?
> >>>thanks.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Her's my XronDTMLMethod def inside the Xron Interface.
> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>- ---------------------------------------- Content-type: text/plain
> >>>
> >>><dtml-var expr="PyServer()">
> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>- -----------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>>I would like to be able to start PyServer() and keep the hand in order
> >>> to start something else.
> >>>This doesn't seem to do multithreading.
> >>
> >>What does PyServer do?
> >>
> >>By "keep the hand", do you mean start a new thread?
> >>
> >>Have you asked zope@zope.org?  (This mailing list is for ZODB only--you
> >>should ask zope@zope.org instead.)
> >>
> >>Shane