Aspen in Windows

[EhVK9OAlL9oT]

Hi,

On Windows, I am trying to start Aspen by issuing the 'aspen' command.
Below is the sequence of commands:

c:\gheat-0.2>python
Python 2.5.4...
Type "help"...
>>> import aspen
>>> aspen
<module 'aspen' from
'c:\python25\lib\site-packages\aspen-0.8-py2.5.egg\aspen
\__init__.pyc'>
>>>

So instead of starting the server, Python simply reports the location
of the module. How can I start Aspen on Windows?

Also, am I correct in understanding the concept of a home directory in
Aspen? Can any directory be designated a home directory simply by
issuing the aspen command from within it? Or must a home directory be
placed within the aspen/apps directory? Must I name a home directory
similar to www.example.com?

Thanks,
Mike

On Mar 24 2008, 2:45 pm, Chad Whitacre <c...@zetaweb.com> wrote:
> Ben,
>
> Need more info. What is the actual command you're giving in thewindowsshell?
>
> chad
>
> Ben Edwards wrote:
> > Mr. Whitacre,
>
> > I am a graduate student at the University of New Mexico studying crime
> > here in the city of Albuquerque. In an effort to be able to map areas of
> > the city where crime occurs I came across your gheat project. I was
> > immediately impressed, and went about trying to get it up and running
> > with my own data. I am however, having some trouble getting the Aspen
> > web server up and running inWindows, and since you have mentioned that
> > you had gheat running inwindowsI was hoping you could lend a hand.
>
> > Python and PIL have been installed correctly, but when I got to run the
> > aspen script, the one with the simple:
>
> > import aspen
> > aspen.main()
>
> > Python errors out saying:
>
> > C:\Python25\python.exe: can't open file '': [Errno 2] No such file or
> > directory
>
> > Being a computer engineer in a former life, and vaguely familiar with
> > python, I have tried to poke around in some of the aspen files but can't
> > seem to locate the offending script. Any help you could provide would be
> > fantastic, but if you can't get to it I understand as well and I'll keep
> > trying to hack away at it. Thank you in advance.
>
> > God Bless,
> > Ben Edwards

[Chad Whitacre]

Mike,

> c:\gheat-0.2>python
> Python 2.5.4...
> Type "help"...
>>>> import aspen
>>>> aspen
> <module 'aspen' from
> 'c:\python25\lib\site-packages\aspen-0.8-py2.5.egg\aspen
> \__init__.pyc'>

You need to run the aspen script from the Windows command-line.
This script is installed when you install aspen, I believe into
C:\Python25\Scripts. What you've done instead is to run Python
from the windows command-line, and then baldly assert the aspen
module (kind of a no-op).

Try:

C:\> python c:\python25\scripts\aspen.bat

Or something like that ... I'll get aspen set up here on Windows
and then I can help you further. But that should point you in the
right direction.

> Can any directory be designated a home directory simply by
> issuing the aspen command from within it?

Yes, bingo.

> Or must a home directory be placed within the aspen/apps
> directory?

No.

> Must I name a home directory similar to www.example.com?

No. No naming restriction.





chad

[EhVK9OAlL9oT]

python c:\python25\scripts\aspen.bat

The above command worked for me.

Thanks Chad!

Mike

[EhVK9OAlL9oT]

Correction.

python c:\python25\scripts\aspen


Delete .bat from the end of 'aspen'.

[Chad Whitacre]

Mike,

> Correction.
>
> python c:\python25\scripts\aspen
>
>
> Delete .bat from the end of 'aspen'.

Cool, thanks. :^)

chad