Re: [webmin-devel] Using Inline in a Webmin module

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 07/Mar/2013 09:57 Chris Nighswonger <cni...@fo...> wrote ..
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm attempting to use Inline::Python in a webmin module.
> 
> I can execute the script from the command line and things go just fine: I
> am able to bind to the Python lib and create objects based on Python
> classes, etc.
> 
> Once I add code to the script to load up the required webmin prereqs, the
> problems start. I end up with an error like this:
> 
> "Can't locate object method "new" via package "FooBar" (perhaps you forgot
> to load "FooBar"?)"
> 
> Where "FooBar" is the Perl name for a Python class "foobar".
> 
> For some reason it looks like maybe @INC is not correct the second time
> around, but I cannot confirm that.
> 
> Could it be that Inline compiles the library in one location, but somehow
> there is a change relative to that location once inside of the webmin
> environment?
> 
> Any thoughts on what's going on?

It could be that Webmin is modifying @INC, such as when you call code
in another Webmin module. You mentioned that this only happens when you
call the webmin pre-reqs .. which specific line of code triggers the problem?

 - Jamie