[Zope] Testing products outside of zope (i.e., in python interpreter)?

[Joe Grace]

Hi,

is there a way to test zope products outside of zope?  I find that I'm
restarting zope just to update my product and test it, and that seems
painfully slow.  I'd like to just run code outside of zope interactively
in a shell.  Is that possible?  I'm trying with Boring product (super
simple) and tripping over the Persistence import

	Import Error: cannot import name Persistent

I've run into this problem before and assume that Persistent is a C
function.  How do I make it available to my python interpreter?  I
couldn't figure out where z2.py gets it, but I also am just dealing with
the python environment for the first time.  I'm using Xemacs (on NT) if
that makes giving some tips any easier. :-)

I'll take pointers, tips, how-to reference, anything at this point.  I'd
be happy to make a How-To if  I get enough information.

Thanks in advance!

= Joe =