[ZPT] permissions getting to python modules?

Sat, 18 Aug 2001 10:46:06 -0400

Found it.  In order to access module besides string, math and random from
ZPT, you need to tell Zope that it's OK to run it.

in PageTemplates/__init__.py, add the following lines:

from Products.PythonScripts.Utility import allow_module
allow_module("time")  # or whatever module you want to allow folks to use

(I put these lines before "def initialize", I don't know if the location is
important.)

I'm uncomfortable changing the __init__.py script for someone else's
product.  Is there a way around this?

Chris Curvey wrote:

> I'm hoping someone will give me an "A-ha!" moment here.
>
> I'm trying to get a page to show the current date (e.g. "August 17").  I
> was building up my page and came up with this:
>
> <html>
>   <head>
>     <title tal:content="template/title">The title</title>
>   </head>
>   <body>
>     <span tal:replace="template/title" />
>
>     For the Week of <span tal:define="time modules/time"
>     tal:replace="python:time.time()">Date</span>
>   </body>
> </html>
>
> But when I try to test it, Zope starts asking for username and password
> again.  (Not only that, but I can't seem to get to anything anymore, no
> matter how many times I put in the right username and password.)
>
> I think I'm missing something in security, but I can't figure out what.
> My assumption is that you need special security to call the "time"
> module because it's outside of Zope.
>
> -Chris
>
> P.S.  I know that the given code will give me a tuple of time values
> instead of time, I'll give extra credit to anyone who can start me down
> the path of converting the tuple to "August 17"
>
> --
> Chris Curvey
> Curvey Consulting
> http://www.chriscurvey.com
>
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