DTML<->Python confusion (RE: [Zope] How to make a script return rendered dtml)

[Evan Simpson]

Peter Bengtsson wrote:

> Is there a special little trick in Zope that passes REQUEST as a parameter
> to say "this is ZMI"? Is REQUEST specially treated compared to other
> arguments?

That's the magic of "mapply".  Basically, the target of a request gets 
called by the "mapply" function, which sniffs its call signature and 
tries to match parameter names to names in the REQUEST, including 
"REQUEST".  If you create a Script and give it parameters like REQUEST 
and RESPONSE, it will get them when it is the request target.

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Cheers,

Evan @ digicool