you already have web2py in the path (at startup) - why not use: from applications.myapp.modules.w2popenid import Web2pyFetcher
This is simple and reliable. Also (to ask the obvious) did you put an __init__.py (even if empty) in your modules folder? On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com>wrote: > > On Aug 9, 2009, at 1:49 AM, Bottiger wrote: > > > > > Massimo, it is in the path because above there is the following line: > > > > sys.path.append('applications/%s/modules' % request.application) > > > > And it does work if you first request a page from "provider" before > > using the "cas" application, so its definately a timing issue rather > > than a path/import issue. > > Use an absolute path, maybe? Can the cwd change? > > And test sys.path to make sure it's not there. Still not 100% thread- > safe, but as a practical matter not much risk > > > > > On Aug 9, 1:03 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > >> I think, this should not work > >> > >> from w2popenid import Web2pyFetcher > >> > >> because w2popenid is not in path. Twy > >> > >> exec('from applications.%s.modules.w2popenid import Web2pyFetcher' % > >> request.application) > >> > >> On Aug 9, 2:12 am, Bottiger <bottig...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> I have been trying to create an OpenID version of Auth. > >> > >>> I stumbled upon a very puzzling behavior that I think may be an > >>> underlying consequence of using exec. I do not know for sure though > >>> because the bug is very strange. > >> > >>> First the setup. I am using hcvst's openid provider so I can test > >>> locally. > >> > >>> However, if I try to use it by using the OpenID auth: > http://127.0.0.1:8000/cas/default/user/login > >> > >>> then the provider address: > http://127.0.0.1:8000/provider/openid/id/test > >> > >>> will complain: > >> > >>> File "C:/Users/admin/Desktop/web2py/applications/provider/ > >>> controllers/openid.py", line 7, in <module> > >>> from w2popenid import Web2pyFetcher > >>> ImportError: cannot import name Web2pyFetcher > >> > >>> Obviously, w2popenid does exist, and Web2pyFetcher is in the file > >>> but > >>> web2py chokes! But then I figured out if I restarted the server and > >>> then first visited: > >> > >>> http://127.0.0.1:8000/provider/openid/id/test > >> > >>> Then it worked just fine! > >> > >>> So I am wondering if anyone can explain this bizarre behavior. > >> > >>> Note: the "cas" application version of w2popenid does not have a > >>> Web2pyFetcher but the "provider" one does. This does not excuse > >>> Web2Py > >>> though. > >> > >>> Source Code:http://www.codexon.com/temp/bug.zip > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---