John Salerno wrote: > I contacted my domain host about how Python is implemented on their > server, and got this response: > > ------------------- > Hello John, > > Please be informed that the implementation of python in our server is > through mod_python integration with the apache. > > These are the steps needed for you to be able to run .py script directly > from browser for your webpage: > > 1. Please use the below mentioned path for python: > #!/usr/bin/env python > > Furthermore, update us with the script path, so that we can set the > appropriate ownership and permissions of the script on the server. > > If you require any further assistance, feel free to contact us. > ----------------------- > > Unfortunately, I don't completely understand what it is I need to do > now. Where do I put the path they mentioned? And what do they mean by my > script path?
The Python tutorial should fill in the blanks (http://www.python.org/doc/tut/node4.html): > 2.2.2 Executable Python Scripts > > On BSD'ish Unix systems, Python scripts can be made directly executable, > like shell scripts, by putting the line > > #! /usr/bin/env python > > (assuming that the interpreter is on the user's PATH) at the beginning > of the script and giving the file an executable mode. The "#!" must be > the first two characters of the file. On some platforms, this first line > must end with a Unix-style line ending ("\n"), not a Mac OS ("\r") or > Windows ("\r\n") line ending. Note that the hash, or pound, character, > "#", is used to start a comment in Python. This answers your first question. Put the #! bit at the top of your .py script. This way the web server will know how to run the script. > The script can be given a executable mode, or permission, using the > chmod command: > > $ chmod +x myscript.py And this answers your second. Your host needs to know the path to your script so they can use chmod to make it executable. --Ben -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
