I missed the third line to see where you assigned it. Oops.
The web2py version is in fileutils.py and is not actually normally in
the execute environment. I got ahead of myself. It looks like this.
def up(path):
return os.path.dirname(os.path.normpath(path))
Sorry for any confusion.
-tim
Paul Eden wrote:
> Very interesting! I didn't know that up() was a web2py function.
>
> I just set it as an alias to os.path.dirname on this line:
>
> up=os.path.dirname
>
> Here is a version then that does not use up() so there are no naming
> conflicts.
>
> import os
> import sys
> aa=os.path.dirname
> sys.path.append(aa(aa(aa(os.path.abspath(__file__)))))
> from gluon.sql import drivers
>
> Paul
>
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Timothy Farrell <tfarr...@swgen.com
> <mailto:tfarr...@swgen.com>> wrote:
>
>
> Note to those unfamiliar:
>
> up() is a web2py function, not a Python function. It will only
> work in
> models and controllers.
>
> -tim
>
> Paul Eden wrote:
> > This version actually works.
> >
> > import os
> > import sys
> > up=os.path.dirname
> > sys.path.append(up(up(up((os.
> > path.abspath(__file__))))))
> >
> > from gluon.sql import drivers
> >
> > Sorry, I didn't test the last post.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Paul Eden <benchl...@gmail.com
> <mailto:benchl...@gmail.com>
> > <mailto:benchl...@gmail.com <mailto:benchl...@gmail.com>>> wrote:
> >
> > Here's a slightly easier way.
> >
> > import os
> > import sys
> > sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
> >
> > from gluon.sql import drivers
> >
> > check out the documentation on os.path.dirname
> > <http://docs.python.org/library/os.path.html>
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 3:19 AM, billf
> > <billferr...@blueyonder.co.uk
> <mailto:billferr...@blueyonder.co.uk>
> > <mailto:billferr...@blueyonder.co.uk
> <mailto:billferr...@blueyonder.co.uk>>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I know this is really python but I am writing a test.py
> for the
> > proposed plugin/db stuff where test.py is located in
> > web2py/plugin/
> > db. In test.py I want to import from gluon.sql.
> >
> > I've managed to do this by appending an item to sys.path by:
> >
> > gluonpath=__file__.replace('.pyc','.py')
> > gluonpath=gluonpath.replace('.py','')
> > gluonpath=gluonpath.replace(__name__,'../..')
> > sys.path.append(gluonpath)
> > from gluon.sql import drivers
> >
> > ... but there must be a more elegant way. can anyone
> help me
> > out of
> > my ignorance please.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Paul Eden
> >
> > "...and a little looking out for the other guy too."
> > - Mr. Smith
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Paul Eden
> >
> > "...and a little looking out for the other guy too."
> > - Mr. Smith
> >
> > >
>
> --
> Timothy Farrell <tfarr...@swgen.com <mailto:tfarr...@swgen.com>>
> Computer Guy
> Statewide General Insurance Agency (www.swgen.com
> <http://www.swgen.com>)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
>
> Paul Eden
>
> "...and a little looking out for the other guy too."
> - Mr. Smith
>
> >
--
Timothy Farrell <tfarr...@swgen.com>
Computer Guy
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