Django python path with Apache and mod_python

Question

I'm trying to set up Review Board, which uses Django, on WinXP with Apache 2.2 and mod-python.

I have a default Python install, but I want to use a different instance. The default is c:/python25, but I want d:/xxx/python25. mod-python has a config option to change the path, but I don't want to have to recompile mod_python (as the code is in VCS and could be put anywhere). How can I fix this?

Currently I'm trying to change the environment path using SetEnv in the Apache conf file, e.g.

SetEnv PATH "d:/xxx/python25;PATH"
LoadModule python_module modules/mod_python.so

I.e. setting the environment variable before mod-python is loaded as this is where it finds the Python interpretter.

This doesn't seem to work. Is the syntax wrong? Is there another solution?

Thanks.

Answer 1

If you're on windows, it's possible it's referencing the registry for the path. Try looking in the registry under:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\2.5

In particular, the subkeys, InstallPath, Modules, and PythonPath.