Re: Netscape LDAP & Python

[Michael Str�der]

David Casti wrote:

I am working with a customer who is using the Netscape LDAP
environment,

Which OS?

and I'd like to find a way to interoperate with my Python
tools.  The customer has specifically requested that I not use
openLDAP,

Are you sure that your customer does not want you to use the OpenLDAP client libs? Note that you can build a local installation of the client libs in a separate directory which does not interfere with the Netscape libs on the same system.

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openldap2-client --disable-slapd --disable-slurpd

and python-ldap will not build against the Netscape LDAP
libraries.

The APIs of LDAP libs significantly diverged during the past two years.

Is there a good way to get python talking with the Netscape LDAP C
SDK?

Another option could be to use a pure Python solution. ldaptor is based on the Twisted framework. But I have not used it myself yet.

Ciao, Michael.