RE: Initial Setup

ParsedXML 1.3+ requires no need to compile a specific version of the pyexpat
parser (older versions required this).  You just need to install the
official Python2.1 (not the Zope bundled one) and the Python-XML package for
Windows for that Python version from the respective 
http://pyxml.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=6473

If you are using a binary install of Zope (I'm pretty sure you are), it is
quite likely that you will need to copy the package files from the folder
they get installed in (C:\Python21\lib\ ???) to the appropriate folder in
your Zope install (somewhere in your PYTHONPATH, potentially lib/python).  I
can't remember where the files are installed or the package names, so you
may need to do a bit of work to find the packages (read the tracebacks for
ParsedXML when you start up Zope, keep doing this until you get it right).

I haven't messed with installing PyXML on Windows in 2 years, so this is all
in theory, but give this a try as a starting point.

Sean

-----Original Message-----
From: Bernard Golden [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 11:01 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Parsed-XML-Dev] Initial Setup


Hi.  I am trying to get xml functionality into Zope.  It appears that
parsedxml is the right mechanism.  I'm having a little trouble understanding
how to install and configure parsed xml onto my system (XP Pro).  The
parsedxml doc points to pyxml, which is a bit confusing as well (mentions c
compiler, etc.).  Has anyone documented the install/config in a step-by-step
document that makes it easy to follow?   The functionality looks like it
will solve exactly the task at hand, but I'm having a hard time getting
started.
 
Also, the .exe comes up blank looking for a python install.  I figured I
would just extract the files to the python location, but am not sure which
directory they should go in.  Python lib, bin?  Can anyone identify the
right installation location?
 
TIA.
 
Bernard Golden