Setting DirectoryIndex to handler?

I'm using Apache. I have a handler set up with mod_python, which among
other things serves a page called index.py. Since there's no real file
by that name, Apache ignores it when I put index.py as a DirectoryIndex.
It works if I create a blank file of that name, but that's annoying. Is
there a better way?

In article <JCVTb.830$VP1.652368 (AT) newshog (DOT) newsread.com>,
eurleif (AT) ecritters (DOT) biz says...

I'm using Apache. I have a handler set up with mod_python, which among
other things serves a page called index.py. Since there's no real file
by that name, Apache ignores it when I put index.py as a DirectoryIndex.
It works if I create a blank file of that name, but that's annoying. Is
there a better way?

Lief, I don't know the answer, but damn if that wasn't the best
question this forum has seen in 2 weeks. I am not kidding, Thank you
for something different (and new)!

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Leif K-Brooks <eurleif (AT) ecritters (DOT) biz> writes:

I'm using Apache. I have a handler set up with mod_python, which among
other things serves a page called index.py. Since there's no real file
by that name, Apache ignores it when I put index.py as a
DirectoryIndex. It works if I create a blank file of that name, but
that's annoying. Is there a better way?

mod_rewrite to internally rewrite /foo/ to /foo/index.py, perhaps?

Not sure how you'd get it to do that only if index.py exists, short of
making the rewrite rule only apply to the appropriate <Directory> or
<Location>

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