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Added FAQ entry about the PYTHON_EGG_CACHE problem

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Daniele Varrazzo 2011-02-15 12:50:37 +00:00
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@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ Transferring binary data from PostgreSQL 9.0 doesn't work.
.. __: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/datatype-binary.html .. __: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/datatype-binary.html
.. __: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/runtime-config-client.html#GUC-BYTEA-OUTPUT .. __: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/runtime-config-client.html#GUC-BYTEA-OUTPUT
Best practices Best practices
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@ -138,8 +139,8 @@ What are the advantages or disadvantages of using named cursors?
little memory on the client and to skip or discard parts of the result set. little memory on the client and to skip or discard parts of the result set.
Problems compiling Psycopg from source Problems compiling and deploying psycopg2
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.. cssclass:: faq .. cssclass:: faq
@ -151,3 +152,14 @@ I can't compile `!psycopg2`: the compiler says *error: libpq-fe.h: No such file
You need to install the development version of the libpq: the package is You need to install the development version of the libpq: the package is
usually called ``libpq-dev``. usually called ``libpq-dev``.
Psycopg raises *ImportError: cannot import name tz* on import in mod_wsgi / ASP, but it works fine otherwise.
If `!psycopg2` is installed in an egg_ (e.g. because installed by
:program:`easy_install`), the user running the program may be unable to
write in the `eggs cache`__. Set the env variable
:envvar:`PYTHON_EGG_CACHE` to a writable directory. With modwsgi you can
use the WSGIPythonEggs__ directive.
.. _egg: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/PythonEggs
.. __: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2192323/what-is-the-python-egg-cache-python-egg-cache
.. __: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/ConfigurationDirectives#WSGIPythonEggs