Hello everyone,

I'm trying to run mod-python on Debian 3.1. I'm using an unofficial Debian package of mod-python 3.1.3.

Python2.4, Python2.3, and Apache2 have been installed. Apache2 has been configured to accept the python pages. When I type "python" at the command line, I get python2.3. If I type "python2.4" at the command line, I get python2.4 (duh )

As far as I can tell, everything is in place for mod-python. Mod_python.load is in /etc/apache2/mod-enabled. That refers apache to /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_python.so, which is also in place. Apache has also been configured to accept python pages.

Unfortunately, whenever I try to access a python page, I get "500:Internal server error". Error.log says:

[Wed Feb 22 22:46:09 2006] [error] make_obcallback: could not import mod_python.apache.\n

On startup, I get the following in error.log:

[Wed Feb 22 22:24:37 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.54 (Debian GNU/Linux) mod_python/3.1.3 Python/2.3.5 PHP/4.3.10-16 configured -- resuming normal operations.



I have tirelessly searched messageboards and eaten all of Google's bandwith trying to find a solution. The only thing that seems out of place to me is the fact that Apache is (apparently) loading Python 2.3.5 instead of python 2.4. However, I don't know how to make Apache load python2.4 instead.

If I type "import apache" at the python2.4 command line, I get:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1 in ?
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 28, in ?
import _apache
ImportError: No module named _apache

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Maybe just try to build it from source (it works fine for me).

OK, that's what I'm in the process of trying now.

Thanks for your comment

I'm having some trouble running mod_python3.2.8 and apache2.2.0 together. When I try to run apache, I get:

Syntax error on line 54 of /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load /usr/local/apache2/modules/mod_python.so into server: /usr/local/apache2/modules/mod_python.so: undefined symbol: APR_STATUS_IS_SUCCESS

I am totally clueless as to what the problem could be.

The error is caused by an incompatability between mod_python and httpd >= 2.2.0

More information can be found here: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MODPYTHON-78 .

To fix the problem on my computer, I took the easy road and am simply using httpd 2.0 until the issue is resolved.

happygiraffe98, what do you need mod_python for? (do you actually need it?)

It's for work purposes, so I have no choice.

It's working great now, however.