Ticket #4891: modpython.diff

docs/modpython.txt

@@ -78 +78 @@
 You can also add directives such as ``PythonAutoReload Off`` for performance.
 See the `mod_python documentation`_ for a full list of options.
 
-Note that you should set ``PythonDebug Off`` on a production server. If you
-leave ``PythonDebug On``, your users would see ugly (and revealing) Python
-tracebacks if something goes wrong within mod_python.
+Note that you should set ``PythonDebug Off`` on a production
+server. If you leave ``PythonDebug On``, your users would see ugly
+(and revealing) Python tracebacks if something goes wrong within
+mod_python. For debugging errors on mod_python level, you can switch
+on cgitb by using::
 
+        PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython::handler_cgitb
+
 Restart Apache, and any request to /mysite/ or below will be served by Django.
 Note that Django's URLconfs won't trim the "/mysite/" -- they get passed the
 full URL.

django/core/handlers/modpython.py

@@ -174 +174 @@
         return 0 # mod_python.apache.OK
 
 def handler(req):
+    """
+    Default Handler:
+    PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython
+    """
     # mod_python hooks into this function.
     return ModPythonHandler()(req)
+
+def handler_cgitb(req):
+    """
+    CGI Trackback Handler:
+    PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython::handler_cgitb
+    """
+    import cgitb
+    try:
+        handler(req)
+    except:
+        req.content_type = 'text/html'
+        cgitb.Hook(file = req).handle()
+    return 0 # mod_python.apache.OK
+