[Zope-dev] calling DTML method from python script in Zope

[Tres Seaver]

On Sun, 2003-11-23 at 22:59, scripts-urban at imeme.net wrote:
> of course I looked over at ZopeLabs;
> 
> http://www.zopelabs.com/cookbook/992031125
> 
> and while this shed some light on the situtation, it hardly solved the
> problem.
> 
> the script calls a DTML method in the same folder from which it resides &
> was called from

When calling a DTML method from Python, you need to pass in the
arguments it expects:

    def __call__(self, client=None, REQUEST={}, RESPONSE=None, **kw):

While the declaration makes the arguments optional, the template won't
be able to bind names unless you pass them.  In your case, I would try:

    dtml = container.your_template_name_here
    req = context.REQUEST
    return dtml( container, req, req['RESPONSE'] )

Tres.
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