[web2py] Re: What can cause unable to install application?

2012-11-09 Thread Massimo Di Pierro
Hello Luca,

where do you teach?

Look into gluon/admin.py app_install. There is a try...except. Try replace

except Exception:
if did_mkdir:
rmtree(path)
return False

with

except Exception:
import traceback
print traceback.format_exc()
if did_mkdir:
rmtree(path)
return False   


Also if you open a ticket about this, I will make sure better errors are 
reported via admin.
I have apps that allows students to upload projects w2p and bulk install 
them, bulk register and test them. Need polishing.
Remind me in a couple of weeks and I will be happy to share them.

Massimo

On Friday, 9 November 2012 00:08:32 UTC-6, Luca wrote:

 I am using web2py to teach a class on web development, and sometimes the 
 students submit .w2p packages as assignments that cannot be loaded.  When I 
 or the TAs try to load them, we get the unable to install application 
 message. 

 What can cause this message? 

 The packages open without problem when I tar xfvz them, so it's not clear 
 to me what the problem is. 

 Many thanks!


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[web2py] Re: What can cause unable to install application?

2012-11-09 Thread Luca
Massimo, 

I teach at UCSC; here is the class web 
page: 
https://sites.google.com/a/ucsc.edu/luca/classes/cmps-183-hypermedia-and-the-web/cmps-183-fall-2012
 
Thank you for the help; I will do this next time a student package does not 
load properly! 
Luca

On Friday, November 9, 2012 8:18:21 AM UTC-8, Massimo Di Pierro wrote:

 Hello Luca,

 where do you teach?

 Look into gluon/admin.py app_install. There is a try...except. Try replace

 except Exception:
 if did_mkdir:
 rmtree(path)
 return False

 with

 except Exception:
 import traceback
 print traceback.format_exc()
 if did_mkdir:
 rmtree(path)
 return False   
 

 Also if you open a ticket about this, I will make sure better errors are 
 reported via admin.
 I have apps that allows students to upload projects w2p and bulk install 
 them, bulk register and test them. Need polishing.
 Remind me in a couple of weeks and I will be happy to share them.

 Massimo

 On Friday, 9 November 2012 00:08:32 UTC-6, Luca wrote:

 I am using web2py to teach a class on web development, and sometimes the 
 students submit .w2p packages as assignments that cannot be loaded.  When I 
 or the TAs try to load them, we get the unable to install application 
 message. 

 What can cause this message? 

 The packages open without problem when I tar xfvz them, so it's not clear 
 to me what the problem is. 

 Many thanks!



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