[Zope] Importing an External Script

beno zope@thewebsons.com
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 16:08:51 -0400


At 07:59 PM 1/11/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>beno wrote at 2003-1-11 12:21 -0400:
>  > I have a python module that performs flawlessly from the Linux command
>  > prompt, but when I put it in my Extensions dir and try to import it, HTTP
>  > Error 500 is thrown. What went wrong?
>File in the Extensions folder are not meant to be imported
>(but read in a special way, only by Zope).
>
>But your files to be imported elsewhere. The suggested place
>would be "lib/python/...", if you are using an "INSTANCE_HOME"
>(search "Zope.org" for an explanation) setup
>or "lib/python/Shared/<your_unique_name>/...".
>
>An alternative would be to include the "Extensions" folder
>in your PYTHONPATH (read the Python documentation, for details).

I found out what I did wrong. The function name wasn't the same as the 
module name as it had been with previous (less complex) scripts I had 
written. My bad ;)
Thanks,
beno