[Zope] Re: storing python objects

[Raphael Ritz]

David Bear wrote:
> I need to run an external method to use some python functions that are
> restricted within zope. I'm thinking an easy way to get the data back
> would be to just store basic python objects within zodb; tupples,
> lists, dictionaries.
> 
> but I've never seen this documented anywhere. Is it possible to store
> basic python objects directly in zodb? AND then use a zpt to read the
> data?
> 
> I'm thinking a simple thing would be to create an external method that
> returns a dictionary.
> 
> Then I could have script call the method, and stored the dictionary on
> zodb.
> 
> Then have a zpt publish the dictionary.
> 
> Is this even easily possible, or are there alternatives to doing
> something similar?
> 

Google for 'PersistentList' and/or 'PersistentMapping'

Raphael