C-program->Python->mxDateTime Problem

[Michael R Seefelt]

I have written a simple C-program that loads a Python Function that
connects to a PostgreSQL database> When I only load and execute the
Python function all works OK. If I call the Python function a second
time I get the following: Called PyObject_CallObject Traceback (most
recent call last):
  File
"/home/mike/src/arthur/query_server/query_analyzer/Query_Analyzer.py",
line 25, in processQuery
    from pyPgSQL import PgSQL
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/pyPgSQL/PgSQL.py", line
388, in ?
    raise ImportError, \
ImportError: You need to install mxDateTime
        (http://www.egenix.com/files/python/eGenix-mx-Extensions.html)

Any ideas?

Thanks, Mike

Here is the code: (hope it helps) If I call testQuery 1 time and exit
all works, call it a second time and the above error occurs



#include <stdlib.h>
#include <Python.h>

static char theResults[1024];

PyObject *BuildValue(char *query)
{
   PyObject *pDict;

   printf("BuildValue\n");
   pDict = Py_BuildValue("{s[{ss}]sssssssss[{ssss}]}",
      "from","tablename","a",
      "full_sql","select a.id from a",
      "command","select","from_sql","from a","select_sql","select a.id",
      "select","columnname","id","tablename","a");

   return pDict;
}

char *testQuery(char *user, char *query)
{
    char *results =  "Select \'Error processing sql\'";

    PyObject *pName, *pModule, *pDict, *pFunc;
    PyObject *pArgs, *pValue, *pResults;
    PyObject *pQuery;
    char *LoadModule = "Query_Analyzer";
    char *LoadFunction = "processQuery";
    pDict = NULL;

    printf("testQuery enter\n");
    Py_Initialize();
    pName = PyString_FromString(LoadModule);
    /* Error checking of pName left out */

    pModule = PyImport_Import(pName);
    Py_DECREF(pName);

    if (pModule != NULL) {
        pDict = PyModule_GetDict(pModule);
        /* pDict is a borrowed reference */

        pFunc = PyDict_GetItemString(pDict, LoadFunction);
        /* pFun: Borrowed reference */

        if (pFunc && PyCallable_Check(pFunc)) {
            pArgs = PyTuple_New( 2);   // two parms user/query

            // Set user parm
            pValue = PyString_FromString(user);
            PyTuple_SetItem(pArgs, 0, pValue);

            // Build the QUERY Dictionary
            //pDict  = Ablddict(parsetree_list, query);
//            pQuery = PyString_FromString("our_query");
            pQuery = BuildValue(query);
printf("Calling PyTuple_SetItem(pArgs, 1, pQuery);\n");
            PyTuple_SetItem(pArgs, 1, pQuery);
printf("Called PyTuple_SetItem(pArgs, 1, pQuery);\n");
            // Call the Python module
//            elog(LOG,"Calling PyObject_CallObject");
printf("Calling PyObject_CallObject\n");
            pResults = PyObject_CallObject(pFunc, pArgs);
//            pResults = PyString_FromString("select mike from
seefelt");
//            elog(LOG,"Called PyObject_CallObject");
printf("Called PyObject_CallObject\n");
            Py_DECREF(pArgs);
            Py_DECREF(pFunc);
//            Py_DECREF(pValue);
            if (pResults != NULL) {
                //results = query;
                if ( PyString_Check(pResults) )
                   {
 
sprintf(theResults,"%s\n",PyString_AsString(pResults));
                   results = theResults;
                } else { printf("Opps not a PyString\n"); }
                Py_DECREF(pResults);
            }   
            else {
                Py_DECREF(pModule);
                PyErr_Print();
//                elog(LOG,"Call failed\n");
                return results;
            }
            /* pDict and pFunc are borrowed and must not be Py_DECREF-ed
*/
        }
        else {
            if (PyErr_Occurred())
                PyErr_Print();
//            elog(LOG, "Cannot find function \"%s\"\n", LoadFunction);
            sprintf(theResults, "SELECT 'Cannot find function \"%s\"'",
LoadFunction);
        }
        Py_DECREF(pModule);
    }
    else {
        PyErr_Print();
//        elog(LOG, "Failed to load \"%s\"\n", LoadModule);
        sprintf(theResults, "Cannot find function \"%s\"\n",
LoadModule);
        return results;
    }
    Py_Finalize();
    free( pModule );


return results;
}
  


/*  for testing 
*/
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    PyObject *pName, *pModule, *pDict, *pFunc;
    PyObject *pArgs, *pValue;
    int i,j;

    i = 1;

    if ( argc > 1 ) i = atoi(argv[1]);

    for (j=0;j<i;j++) 
        {
        printf("\n\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  PASS %d\n",j+1);
        testQuery("MIKE","select a.id from a");
        }
    return 0;
}