Python mapscript

[Sean Gillies]

Robert,

Howard is packaging the Python modules differently, and I approve of 
his choice. Try the following:

     from mapscript import mapscript
     mapfile = "Bob.map"
     map_bob = mapscript.mapObj(mapfile)

Sean

On Aug 22, 2005, at 8:57 AM, Brundage, Robert G wrote:

> Sean:
> I installed the HoBu Python.
>
> I still get the same error.
>
> The whole error is:
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File 
> "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\framework\scriptutils.py",
> line 310, in RunScript
>  exec codeObject in__main__.__dict__
> File "C:\ms4w\Apache\htdocs\map1.py", line 11 in ?
>   Mapobject - mapscript.mapObj(mapfile)
> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'mapObj'
>
> Below is mapfile
>
>>  	Import mapscript
>> 	mapfile = "Bob.map"
>> 	mapobect =  mapscript.mapObj(mapfile)
>>
>
>
> Robert Brundage
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> Fort Campbell, KY
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Gillies [mailto:sgillies at frii.com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 9:04 AM
> To: Brundage, Robert G
> Cc: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: Python mapscript
>
>
> On Aug 19, 2005, at 2:07 PM, Brundage, Robert G wrote:
>
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>> Hello:
>> I am new Mapserver and following along in the 'Web Mapping
>> Illustrated' book
>> by Tyler Mitchell.
>>
>> I cannot get the basic python script to run.
>>
>>  	Import mapscript
>> 	mapfile = "Bob.map"
>> 	mapobect =  mapscript.mapObj(mapfile)
>>
>> The above code gives an error:   AttributeError:  'module' object has
>> not
>> attribute 'mapObj'.
>>
>> I am using Python Active build 245
>>
>
> mapscript is not a standard Python module, and is not included with
> ActivePython. You will need to build it, or download a binary. Frank
> Warmerdam's FWTools contains mapscript for Python 2.3
>
>      http://fwtools.maptools.org
>
> and Howard Butler is doing something similar for Python 2.4
>
>      http://hobu.biz/software/hobutools
>
> cheers,
> Sean
>
> --
> Sean Gillies
> sgillies at frii dot com
> http://zcologia.com
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