Simon Forman wrote: > placid wrote: > > Simon Forman wrote: > > > > ... > > > For what you're asking about you'd probably want to use the > > > CGIHTTPRequestHandler from the CGIHTTPServer module instead. Check out > > > http://docs.python.org/lib/module-CGIHTTPServer.html > > > > This is what i was after, thanks for the tip. > > > > You're welcome, my pleasure. : ) > > ... > > > > Im having trouble running the following cgi script on windows > > > > <code> > > > > #!c:/Python/python.exe -u > > > > text = """Content-type: text/html > > > > <TITLE> CGI 101 </TITLE> > > <H1>A Second CGI script</H1> > > <HR> > > <P>Hello, CGI World!</P> > > """ > > print text > > > > </code> > > > > > > using this http server from > > http://effbot.org/librarybook/cgihttpserver.htm > > > > <code> > > > > import CGIHTTPServer > > import BaseHTTPServer > > > > class Handler(CGIHTTPServer.CGIHTTPRequestHandler): > > cgi_directories = ["/cgi"] > > > > PORT = 8000 > > > > httpd = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer(("", PORT), Handler) > > print "serving at port", PORT > > httpd.serve_forever() > > > > </code> > > > > i get the error number 403, when i try to access the cgi script which > > is located in a subdirectory called cgi where this file is (http > > server). I have a feeling that i need to change the Handler class or > > something, implement , but i couldnt find any examples other then this > > from eff-bot. > > > > It could also be this line of code, that a google search turned up, its > > the way of running cgi scripts on windows > > > > #!c:/Python/python.exe -u > > > > > > Cheers > > > Your cgi and server scripts look fine to me. > > Some diagnostic questions: > > What is the filename of your cgi script? > (It must end in ".py" or ".pyw" for CGIHTTPRequestHandler to recognize > it as a python script. See the is_python() method in the handler > class. Also, in this case the "#!c:/Python/python.exe -u" line isn't > needed, but it doesn't hurt. CGIHTTPRequestHandler should find the > python interpreter for you without it.)
The file was named test.cgi. I changed it too test.py and it worked > > What was the exact URL that you're using to try to reach your script? > (It should look something like: > "http://localhost:8000/cgi/myscript.py";) i was trying to access it at http://localhost:8000/test.cgi which i now know is wrong. > > What was the error message that accompanied the 403 error? > > Did you start the server script from the directory it's in? i started the server one directory above the cgi directory > What was the log output from your server script when you tried to > access the cgi script? The error message outputted by the server was localhost - - [26/Jun/2006 09:56:53] code 403, message CGI script is not a plain file ('/cgi/') Thanks for the help. I got it to work now. Cheers -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
