[Zope] importing an existing python module into Zope python script? FIXED!

[Sean]

Rachel,

Glad you got it working!

One thing that occurred to me is that your imported module probably will not
auto refresh, except when the code in in the GlobalModules directory is
changed. I think the auto refresh thing just checks the file dates on the
files in the product's directory. The solutions that occur to me are: 1.)
Move your code into that directory so that Zope sees it all as part of the
same product (maybe a symbolic link would work for this?) -- 2.) write a
script that "touches" the wrapper file whenever you save changes to your
other code. -- 3.) edit the Zope code such that it auto refreshes every
time, rather than just when a file has changed (this would cause things to
run slower). -- or 4.) You could just click the refresh button every time
before you test.

4.) might just be the best option, as this will also display errors in your
code when it can not refresh. When Zope fails to auto refresh, do to an
error in code, it just happily runs the old code - this can lead to some
frustration when you get used to it refreshing for you, and then can not
understand why the new code you just wrote isn't doing anything new.

Cheers.

--Sean



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> Message: 13
> Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:52:35 +0000
> From: Rachel Willmer <rachel_lists at willmer.org>
> Subject: Re: [Zope] importing an existing python module into Zope
> 	python	script? FIXED!
> To: Dieter Maurer <dieter at handshake.de>
> Cc: zope at zope.org
> Message-ID: <401BDD53.1000405 at willmer.org>
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> Dieter Maurer wrote:
>
> > What is the "GlobalModules" product?
> >
> > Products usually do not live in "lib/python" but in a "Products"
> > folder.
> >
> > Only products can be refreshed.
>
> GlobalModules is the name of the example product used in the README file
> you referred me to above.
>
> It is in the lib/python/Products directory (not lib/python)(sorry,
> careless typing on my part)
>
> Right, thanks for all your help. I've got this working now...
>
> It was a combination of careless typing, browser not refreshing when I
> thought it was, zope not refreshing when I thought it was, and just
> staring at the problem too hard for too long...
>
> I'd like to write this up to add to the documentation to help the next
> newbie that hits this problem, should I just add something into the Zope
> Book (can I?) or is there a more formal entry submission process?
>
> Thanks again for your help
> Rachel
>
>
>
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> Message: 14
> Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:53:22 +0000
> From: John Poltorak <jp at warpix.org>
> Subject: [Zope] Virtual hosts
> To: zope at zope.org
> Message-ID: <20040131165322.G81 at warpix.org>
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>
> Is it possible to use Zope with virtual hosts where each host has a
> different set of access controls?
>
>
> --
> John
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