I feel a patch coming..... Massimo
On Feb 8, 6:09 pm, Robin B <[email protected]> wrote: > I think so. Based on the way web2py applications should not modify > the sys.path, this kind of import should be encouraged. > > Web2py utilities like this should be collected under one object in the > exec environment (eg. utils ). > > my_apps_helpers = utils.import('helpers',request=request) > > Robin > > On Feb 8, 5:48 pm, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > should this be in web2py? Pros/cons? > > > Massimo > > > On Feb 8, 5:38 pm, Robin B <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Here is another version of mod_import() that does not use string > > > splitting: > > > > def mod_import(name): > > > import sys > > > mod = sys.modules.get(name,None) > > > if mod is None: > > > __import__(name) > > > mod = sys.modules[name] > > > return mod > > > > Robin > > > > On Jan 8, 1:07 pm, "Yarko Tymciurak" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Ooooh! starting to look yummy... :-) > > > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Robin B <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > def mod_import(name,request=None): > > > > > > if request: name='applications.%s.modules.%s' % > > > > > > (request.application, name) > > > > > > mod = __import__(name) > > > > > > for part in name.split('.')[1:]: > > > > > > mod = getattr(mod,part) > > > > > > return mod > > > > > > Nice, I like how t2 collects helpers under a single object without > > > > > polluting the global namespace. What if these helpers could be > > > > > collected under a single object like t2? > > > > > > # in gluon/helpers.py or something > > > > > def mod_import(name): > > > > > mod = __import__(name) > > > > > for part in name.split('.')[1:]: > > > > > mod = getattr(mod,part) > > > > > return mod > > > > > > class Helpers(...): > > > > > def __init__(self,request): > > > > > self.request = request > > > > > > def import(self,name): > > > > > return mod_import('applications.%s.modules.%s'% > > > > > (self.request.application,name)) > > > > > > # in models/0.py > > > > > T2 = helpers.import('t2').T2 > > > > > > > On Jan 8, 12:23 pm, Robin B <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > def mod_import(name): > > > > > > > mod = __import__(name) > > > > > > > for part in name.split('.')[1:]: > > > > > > > mod = getattr(mod,part) > > > > > > > return mod > > > > > > > > T2 = > > > > > > > mod_import('applications.%s.modules.t2'%request.application).T2 > > > > > > > t2=T2(request,response,session,cache,T,db) > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > Benefits: does not modify sys.path and does not resort to > > > > > > > exec'ing. > > > > > > > > Robin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" 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/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
