Author: mtredinnick Date: 2007-10-19 22:21:51 -0500 (Fri, 19 Oct 2007) New Revision: 6536
Modified: django/trunk/docs/modpython.txt Log: Fixed #4854 -- Recommended the use of forward slashes even in Windows configuration, to avoid having to worry about double-escaping issues. Based on a patch from adamv. Modified: django/trunk/docs/modpython.txt =================================================================== --- django/trunk/docs/modpython.txt 2007-10-19 15:43:45 UTC (rev 6535) +++ django/trunk/docs/modpython.txt 2007-10-20 03:21:51 UTC (rev 6536) @@ -87,17 +87,19 @@ **parent directories** of anything you import directly must be on the Python path. -.. caution:: +.. note:: - If you're using Windows, remember that the path will contain backslashes. - This string is passed through Python's string parser twice, so you need to - escape each backslash **twice**:: + If you're using Windows, it is still recommended that you use forward + slashes in the pathnames, even though Windows normally uses backslashes + for its native separator. Apache knows how to convert from the forward + slash format to the native format, so this approach is portable and easier + to read (it avoids tricky problems with having to double-escape + backslashes). - PythonPath "['c:\\\\path\\\\to\\\\project'] + sys.path" + This is valid even on a Windows system:: - Or, use raw strings:: + PythonPath "['c:/path/to/project'] + sys.path" - PythonPath "[r'c:\\path\\to\\project'] + sys.path" You can also add directives such as ``PythonAutoReload Off`` for performance. See the `mod_python documentation`_ for a full list of options. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django updates" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-updates?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
