[Zope] Returning an image and text from python script

Dieter Maurer dieter@handshake.de
Mon, 17 Feb 2003 19:53:16 +0100


Sven Hohage wrote at 2003-2-17 15:58 +0100:
 > I'd like to return from python script an image object to a dtml method 
 > which renders the image.
 > If the state is edit - set by a cookie- the image should have a link for 
 > updating the image.
 > I tried to add the text with the object which obviously failed.
 > I also tried to return a string like "<dtml-var '_.getitem(' " + 
 > pictureName + " ,0'>" + linkText  which only displays the string but 
 > didn't render the image.
 > 
 > To return multiple values is not what I want because I want to have a 
 > simple funtion in the dtml-method like <dtml-var "getPicture('pic1')">

Then you must learn how HTML displays images ;-)

  Look for the "img" tag. Generate one in your Python Script together
  with all necessary decoration.


Dieter