Mod_python error: "PythonHandler mod_python.publisher"

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 299, in HandlerDispatch
    result = object(req)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/publisher.py", line 136, in handler
    result = util.apply_fs_data(object, req.form, req=req)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/util.py", line 361, in apply_fs_data
    return object(**args)

  File "/home/clipart/public_html/clipart_indexer4/index.py", line 64, in index
    user = _init(req)

  File "/home/clipart/public_html/clipart_indexer4/index.py", line 57, in _init
    user = login.get_user(req, program.settings.Settings.db)

AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'settings'