Retrieve the Cookie
The Cookie.get_cookies() function returns all cookies as a dictionary like object. The get() dictionary method returns None if the dictionary key does not exist.
<% from mod_python import Cookie import time # Retrieve a dictionary like object containing all cookies all_cookies = Cookie.get_cookies(req) # Get the last_visit cookie last_visit = all_cookies.get('last_visit', None) # If the last_visit cookie exists show last visit if last_visit: message = 'Your last visit was at %s' message %= time.asctime(time.localtime(float(last_visit.value))) else: message = 'This is your first visit' c = Cookie.Cookie('last_visit', time.time()) # The cookie will expire in 30 days. c.expires = time.time() + 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 # Add the cookie to the HTTP header. Cookie.add_cookie(req, c) %> <html><body> <p>You have just received this cookie:</p> <pre><%= c %></pre> <p><%= message %></p> </body></html>