[Zope] Weird (?) Python Script problem

[Andy McKay]

When I ran that script and read the traceback I found the message:

Unauthorized: time

Python Scripts run in a "sandbox" with limited import capabilities. There is
a way around it somewhere in the docs.

Cheers.
--
  Andy McKay.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Eckel" <Bruce@EckelObjects.com>
To: "password horpz" <zope@zope.org>
Cc: <chrism@digicool.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 10:00 AM
Subject: [Zope] Weird (?) Python Script problem


> The following script follows all the rules, I think. It
> saves fine, and I usually get an exception when I save a
> script if there's something wrong with it. But when I try
> to run it, it pops up the "Please type your user name and
> password" dialog box, and it will not accept my "root" zope
> admin password.
>
> ## Script (Python) "SeminarID"
> ##bind container=container
> ##bind context=context
> ##bind namespace=
> ##bind script=script
> ##bind subpath=traverse_subpath
> ##parameters=name
> ##title=
> ##
> import string, time
>
> order_id = string.join(string.split(string.strip(name)),
> '') # Remove spaces
> idstring = ''
>
> for c in order_id:
>   if c in string.letters: # Take only characters
>     idstring = idstring + c
> order_id = idstring[0:20] # Take only the first 20
> characters
> order_id = "%s%x" % (order_id, time.time()) # Combine with
> current time in hex for unique ID
> return order_id
>
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