[Zope] Import classes in External method

Dieter Maurer dieter@handshake.de
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:19:03 +0200 (CEST)


Francois-Regis CHALAOUX writes:
 > How to import classes in an External method?
 > 
 > I mean, where to place the module where my class is defined. I tried to put it
 > in "lib/python/" or "Zope-2-2-0/lib/python/Shared", or in
 > "/usr/lib/python1.5/" but I always got the same message : 
 > 
 > 
 > The errror
 > =======
 > 
 > Error Type: SystemError</STRONG><BR>
 > Error Value: Failed to import class myclass from module __main__ 

Strange!
When you place your module in "lib/python" (or any other
directory listed in PYTHONPATH), then "import module"
should work.

When you place it in "lib/python/Shared", you need
"from Shared import module".


Dieter