<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <link rel="STYLESHEET" href="modpython.css" type='text/css' /> <link rel="first" href="modpython.html" title='Mod_python Manual' /> <link rel='contents' href='contents.html' title="Contents" /> <link rel='index' href='genindex.html' title='Index' /> <link rel='last' href='about.html' title='About this document...' /> <link rel='help' href='about.html' title='About this document...' /> <link rel="next" href="dir-other-pp.html" /> <link rel="prev" href="dir-other-pomz.html" /> <link rel="parent" href="dir-other.html" /> <link rel="next" href="dir-other-pp.html" /> <meta name='aesop' content='information' /> <title>5.4.10 PythonOption</title> </head> <body> <DIV CLASS="navigation"> <div id='top-navigation-panel' xml:id='top-navigation-panel'> <table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> <tr> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="5.4.9 PythonOptimize" href="dir-other-pomz.html"><img src='previous.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Previous Page' width='32' /></A></td> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="parent" title="5.4 Other Directives" href="dir-other.html"><img src='up.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Up One Level' width='32' /></A></td> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="next" title="5.4.11 PythonPath" href="dir-other-pp.html"><img src='next.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Next Page' width='32' /></A></td> <td align="center" width="100%">Mod_python Manual</td> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="contents" title="Table of Contents" href="contents.html"><img src='contents.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Contents' width='32' /></A></td> <td class='online-navigation'><img src='blank.png' border='0' height='32' alt='' width='32' /></td> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="index" title="Index" href="genindex.html"><img src='index.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Index' width='32' /></A></td> </tr></table> <div class='online-navigation'> <b class="navlabel">Previous:</b> <a class="sectref" rel="prev" href="dir-other-pomz.html">5.4.9 PythonOptimize</A> <b class="navlabel">Up:</b> <a class="sectref" rel="parent" href="dir-other.html">5.4 Other Directives</A> <b class="navlabel">Next:</b> <a class="sectref" rel="next" href="dir-other-pp.html">5.4.11 PythonPath</A> </div> <hr /></div> </DIV> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <H2><A NAME="SECTION0074100000000000000000"></A><A NAME="dir-other-po"></A> <a id='l2h-293' xml:id='l2h-293'></a> <BR> 5.4.10 PythonOption </H2> <P> <strong><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/directive-dict.html#Syntax" title="Syntax:" >Syntax:</a></em></strong> PythonOption key [value] <BR><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/directive-dict.html#Context" title="Context:" >Context:</a></em> server config, virtual host, directory, htaccess <BR><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/directive-dict.html#Override" title="Override:" >Override:</a></em> not None <BR><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/directive-dict.html#Module" title="Module:" >Module:</a></em> mod_python.c <P> Assigns a key value pair to a table that can be later retrieved by the <code>req.get_options()</code> function. This is useful to pass information between the apache configuration files (<span class="file">httpd.conf</span>, <span class="file">.htaccess</span>, etc) and the Python programs. If the value is omitted or empty (<code>""</code>), then the key is removed from the local configuration. <P> <strong>Reserved PythonOption Keywords</strong> <P> Some PythonOption keywords are used for configuring various aspects of mod_python. Any keyword starting with mod_python.* should be considered as reserved for internal mod_python use. <P> Users are encouraged to use their own namespace qualifiers when creating add-on modules, and not pollute the global namespace. <P> The following PythonOption keys are currently used by mod_python. <P> <div class="center"><table class="realtable"> <thead> <tr> <th class="left" >Key</th> <th class="center">Required Value</th> <th class="left" >Notes</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.legacy.importer</td> <td class="center">*</td> <td class="left" >Enables the obsolete importer.</td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.mutex_directory</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.mutex_locks</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.psp.cache_database_filename</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.session.session_type</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.session.cookie_name</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.session.application_domain</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.session.application_path</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.session.database_directory</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.dbm_session.database_filename</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.dbm_session.database_directory</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.file_session.enable_fast_cleanup</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.file_session.verify_session_timeout</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.file_session.cleanup_grace_period</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.file_session.cleanup_time_limit</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">mod_python.file_session.database_directory</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" > </td></tr><P> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">session</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" >Deprecated in 3.3, use mod_python.session.session_type</td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">ApplicationPath</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" >Deprecated in 3.3, use mod_python.session.application_path</td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">session_cookie_name</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" >Deprecated in 3.3, use mod_python.session.cookie_name</td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">session_directory</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" >Deprecated in 3.3, use mod_python.session.database_directory</td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">session_dbm</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" >Deprecated in 3.3, use mod_python.dbm_session.database_filename</td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">session_cleanup_time_limit</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" >Deprecated in 3.3, use mod_python.file_session.cleanup_time_limit</td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">session_fast_cleanup</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" >Deprecated in 3.3, use mod_python.file_session.enable_fast_cleanup</td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">session_grace_period</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" >Deprecated in 3.3, use mod_python.file_session.cleanup_grace_period</td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">session_verify_cleanup</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" >Deprecated in 3.3, use mod_python.file_session.cleanup_session_timeout</td></tr> <tr><td class="left" valign="baseline">PSPDbmCache</td> <td class="center"> </td> <td class="left" >Deprecated in 3.3, use mod_python.psp.cache_database_filename</td></tr></tbody> </table></div> <P> <DIV CLASS="navigation"> <div class='online-navigation'> <p></p><hr /> <table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> <tr> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="5.4.9 PythonOptimize" href="dir-other-pomz.html"><img src='previous.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Previous Page' width='32' /></A></td> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="parent" title="5.4 Other Directives" href="dir-other.html"><img 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