Django mod_python handler fails with older python 2.3

[nick.phillips@…]

Due to what appears to be a bug in os.py in the version of python 2.3 shipped in Debian (Debian package version 2.3.5-2), Django's mod_python handler fails (in class ModPythonHandler's __call__ method):

        os.environ.update(req.subprocess_env)

Newer versions of os.py have updated the way that os.environ.update handles non-dict arguments -- it seems in older versions we need to make sure we really do pass it a dict. So something like this:

        keys = req.subprocess_env.keys()
        tmp_env = {}
        for k in keys:
            tmp_env[k] = req.subprocess_env[k]
        os.environ.update(tmp_env)

is required (this is what the newer os.py does anyway).

[nick.phillips@…]

Actually, I guess this may depend on the version of mod_python too -- I have 2.7.10 (as debian's 2:2.7.10-4). Perhaps subprocess_env really is a dict in more recent versions?

I say this because it seems that all sorts of problems are arising that might be resolved by a newer mod_python (next one is req.ap_auth_type not present, causing AttributeError).

Damn. Now I see that it actually *is* documented that I need mod_python 3.x...

/me hangs head in shame

Cheers,

Nick

[Adrian Holovaty]

So this isn't an issue, then, on mod_python 3.x? I'm closing the ticket...