[zope] python scripts

[Jorge O. Martinez]

Hi:

 > Names (and their ojects) may be looked up
 > from the names/attributes of the default bound objects (at least, 
zope > 2.5.0):
 > context, container, script, traverse_subpath

The above is what I'd like to do; however, could anybody suggest some 
code or a product to look them up? Sorry for the  basic question, but 
still getting to know python and Zope ;-)

I mean something similar to what <dtml-var REQUEST> does for request 
(shows cookies, paths, etc.).

Or if possible I'd like to find a way to learn what methods (sorry if 
this is not the right term) are available for a given object (let's say 
for a 'Folder' or a DTML document. Is there a howto. I have taken a look 
at the apendices, but I am still not sure I quite get it.

TIA

Regards,

Jorge M.

hans wrote:
> "Ian!" wrote:
> 
> 
>>I am having a very hard time writing python scripts for zope. I don't know
>>which objects do what, and I can't find out where to look up the relevant
>>documentation.
>>
>>I brought this up in an earlier post to the list, but I didn't get a
>>response. I've read through the zope book (at
>>http://www.zope.org/Documentation/ZopeBook/contents ), but it doesn't really
>>cover what I'm looking for - it doesn't really seem to be a guide to writing
>>scripts.
>>
>>The Zope API reference seems to be the reference for people who are
>>developing products or external methods for zope, because all of those
>>modules can't imported from within a python script under zope, even though
>>it seems like stuff I would want to use.
>>http://www.zope.org/Documentation/ZopeBook/AppendixB.stx
>>
>>The Zope help from within the zope management interface contains the same
>>API reference, as well as some other stuff that (as far as I can tell) isn't
>>what I'm looking for.
>>
>>I want to get the current CMF member and change some of it's extra data
>>attributes (attributes which I added with the management interface
>>portal_memberdata) - I don't know how to do this, but more importantly I
>>don't know where to look up how to do it. Can anyone help me out? Sorry for
>>being such a lost newbie =)
> 
> 
> Names (and their ojects) may be looked up
> from the names/attributes of the default bound objects (at least, zope 2.5.0):
> context, container, script, traverse_subpath
> 
> when your script is called, these are defined.
> context is the caller (usually some zpt/dtml-document),
> container the containing folder
> 
> as these objects are objects in data.fs,
> data.fs is an object collection organized as a tree
> (ObjectManager is one of the base classes of Folder),
> close to any object (and its attributes) are accessible from your py script
> (security aside).
> execution pereforms in a restricted environment,
> the zope book dtml-appendix contains a list of restricted code.
> 
> hth for a start
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