On 5 Dec, 08:31, Shane Geiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > mcl wrote: > > I would like to have a USB pen drive, which can execute python scripts > > including CGI versions, which I can take to any Windows PC and run > > without having to install anything on the PC. > > > My days of hacking are past so I am looking for something very simple. > > > I would envisage a batch file which would ask if the USB web server > > needed to be started or just python scripts and it would return the IP > > address of the server or even some local host name such as 'bobserver' > > which I could give it. > > > I need v2.3 python. > > > Is this possible > > > Thanks > > > Richard > > To the best of my knowledge you should be squared away if you have > Movable Python and the script below. Let me know whether it works for > you. (You might have to adjust the path somewhat.) > > Movable Python: http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/movpy/ > > #!/usr/bin/python > > """ > The CGIHTTPServer module > This is a simple HTTP server that can call external scripts through the > common gateway interface > (CGI). > Example: Using the CGIHTTPServer module > # File:cgihttpserver-example-1.py > > If you are reading this, you have all the source code necessary to run > your own Web server. > Run this with Python. > > Note: This script allows symlinks to places outside the document root. > > """ > try: > from mywebserver_config import * > except: > print "No mywebserver_config module found. Using defaults." > pass > > import CGIHTTPServer > import BaseHTTPServer > class Handler(CGIHTTPServer.CGIHTTPRequestHandler): > cgi_directories = ["/cgi"] > > def writefile(f, data, perms=750): open(f, 'w').write(data) and > os.chmod(f, perms) > def readfile(f): return open(f, 'r').read() > > html_template = """<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 > Transitional//EN"> > <HTML> > <HEAD> > <TITLE>temp</Title> > </HEAD> > <BODY> > > <H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Temporary Server</H1> > This is a temporary server. Do not expect to have access to this > indefinitely. This is likely running on my laptop. > </BODY> > </HTML> > """ > > index2_html = """<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 > Transitional//EN"> > <HTML> > <HEAD> > <TITLE></Title> > </HEAD> > <BODY> > > <H1 ALIGN="CENTER">CGI scripts</H1> > <a href="cgi/test.py">cgi/test.py</a><br> > </BODY> > </HTML> > """ > > example_cgi = """#!/usr/bin/python > > # Required header that tells the browser how to render the text. > print "Content-Type: text/html\\n\\n" > > # Print a simple message to the display window. > print "Hello, World!\\n" > > print "<p>What follows are some files in the CGI directory:<p>" > import commands > output = commands.getoutput('ls -1 cgi/').splitlines() > for item in output: > print "<a href=", > print item, > print ">" > print item, > print "</a>" > print "<br>" > > """ > > def readip(): > """returns your external IP address by querying dyndns.org > """ > import re, urllib > f = urllib.urlopen('http://checkip.dyndns.org') > s = f.read() > m = re.search('([\d]*\.[\d]*\.[\d]*\.[\d]*)', s) > return m.group(0) > > print "http://"+readip()+":8000/" > > import urllib > import os > > originaldir = os.getcwd() > > # For safety, changing the document root > import tempfile, os > DOCUMENT_ROOT = tempfile.mkdtemp() > print "DOCUMENT_ROOT: " + DOCUMENT_ROOT > os.chdir(DOCUMENT_ROOT) > writefile(DOCUMENT_ROOT+"/README.html",html_template) > > #print readfile(originaldir+'/'+__file__) > writefile(DOCUMENT_ROOT+"/"+os.path.basename(os.getcwd()+'/'+__file__),readfile(originaldir > +'/'+__file__)) # write a copy of this file > > # create a cgi directory > os.mkdir(DOCUMENT_ROOT+'/cgi') > writefile(DOCUMENT_ROOT+"/cgi/test.py",example_cgi) > os.chmod(DOCUMENT_ROOT+"/cgi/test.py",755) > ### not sure why the previous line doesn't work, but this next > (os-dependent) line does work (on some OSes): > os.system('chmod 755 ' + DOCUMENT_ROOT+"/cgi/test.py") > > ### INDEX2.HTML > writefile(DOCUMENT_ROOT+"/index2.html",index2_html) > os.system('chmod 755 ' + DOCUMENT_ROOT+"/index2.html") > > try: > os.remove('/tmp/web') # this path is OS-dependent > os.symlink(DOCUMENT_ROOT, '/tmp/web') > print "Created symlink /tmp/web" > except: > pass > > import os > os.symlink( "/Users/shanegeiger/Desktop", DOCUMENT_ROOT+'/Desktop' ) > os.symlink( "cgi/test.py", DOCUMENT_ROOT+'/test.py' ) > > PORT = 8000 > #httpd = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer(("", PORT), Handler) > #httpd = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer(("10.37.129.2", PORT), Handler) > httpd = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer(("0.0.0.0", PORT), Handler) > > print "serving at port", PORT > httpd.serve_forever() > > -- > Shane Geiger > IT Director > National Council on Economic Education > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 402-438-8958 | http://www.ncee.net > > Leading the Campaign for Economic and Financial Literacy > > signature.asc > 1KDownload
Shane, WOW Thank you for the very detailed reply. I will try to get it working and let you know how I get on. Richard -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
