How do I set a default page in Pylons?
- by Evgeny
I've created a new Pylons application and added a controller ("main.py") with a template ("index.mako"). Now the URL http://myserver/main/index works. How do I make this the default page, ie. the one returned when I browse to http://myserver/ ?
I've already added a default route in routing.py:
def make_map():
"""Create, configure and return the routes Mapper"""
map = Mapper(directory=config['pylons.paths']['controllers'],
always_scan=config['debug'])
map.minimization = False
# The ErrorController route (handles 404/500 error pages); it should
# likely stay at the top, ensuring it can always be resolved
map.connect('/error/{action}', controller='error')
map.connect('/error/{action}/{id}', controller='error')
# CUSTOM ROUTES HERE
map.connect('', controller='main', action='index')
map.connect('/{controller}/{action}')
map.connect('/{controller}/{action}/{id}')
return map
I've also deleted the contents of the public directory (except for favicon.ico), following the answer to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1279403/default-route-doesnt-work Now I just get error 404.
What else do I need to do to get such a basic thing to work?
