Author: DrMeers Date: 2010-10-09 00:08:42 -0500 (Sat, 09 Oct 2010) New Revision: 14059
Modified: django/trunk/docs/howto/deployment/modpython.txt Log: Fixed #5677 -- update modpython stdout documentation. Thanks to Manfred Wassmann for the report, nickefford for the initial patch and Graham Dumpleton for the expert advice. Modified: django/trunk/docs/howto/deployment/modpython.txt =================================================================== --- django/trunk/docs/howto/deployment/modpython.txt 2010-10-09 04:50:47 UTC (rev 14058) +++ django/trunk/docs/howto/deployment/modpython.txt 2010-10-09 05:08:42 UTC (rev 14059) @@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ When deploying Django sites on mod_python, you'll need to restart Apache each time you make changes to your Python code. +.. _mod_python documentation: http://modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/directives.html + Multiple Django installations on the same Apache ================================================ @@ -211,16 +213,26 @@ revoke your Django privileges. If you're the type of programmer who debugs using scattered ``print`` -statements, note that ``print`` statements have no effect in mod_python; they -don't appear in the Apache log, as one might expect. If you have the need to -print debugging information in a mod_python setup, either do this:: +statements, note that output to ``stdout`` will not appear in the Apache +log and can even `cause response errors`_. - assert False, the_value_i_want_to_see +.. _cause response errors: http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2009/04/wsgi-and-printing-to-standard-output.html -Or add the debugging information to the template of your page. +If you have the need to print debugging information in a mod_python setup, you +have a few options. You can print to ``stderr`` explicitly, like so:: + + print >> sys.stderr, 'debug text' + sys.stderr.flush() + +(note that ``stderr`` is buffered, so calling ``flush`` is necessary if you wish +debugging information to be displayed promptly.) + +A more compact approach is to use an assertion:: -.. _mod_python documentation: http://modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/directives.html + assert False, 'debug text' +Another alternative is to add debugging information to the template of your page. + Serving media files =================== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django updates" group. To post to this group, send email to django-upda...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-updates+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-updates?hl=en.