Jim Gallacher wrote: > Nicolas Lehuen wrote: >> I thought that all this mptest.py thing was a bit disturbing, as >> usually people took the wrong impression that they had to call the >> /test/mptest.py URL, that is they thought that the handler system was >> a bit like the publisher system. So by providing a test handler in the >> box, we could make sure that the installation was correct without >> having to cope with all the fuss about where mptest.py should be >> located and what URL to use to make sure everything is working. > > I think this is a worthwhile addition as it should make it easier to get > new people started with mod_python.
Looking at this file, it's a great way to verify that mod_python is working correctly, and it's pretty thorough in checking the apache internals. However, it's neither simple nor intuitive for new people to get started with mod_python I think. For a newbie, it looks like it could be overwhelming.
Nick
