While CherryPy is suited to what you're doing, I personally think Mod_Python and Apache are easier to use for this sort of thing. Here is an article showing how to set it up: http://modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/installation.html
And a good first quick program that clearly explains what errors mean when you're trying to get it up and going: http://www.dscpl.com.au/wiki/ModPython/Articles/GettingModPythonWorking I was amazed how helpful that second page was on setting things up. I think it took me about 20-25 min. --Michael On Nov 17, 2007 12:14 PM, Dinesh B Vadhia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi! I want to create (for testing purposes) a straightforward web > application consisting of a client that makes simple queries to a backend > which returns data from a database (initially pysqlite3). That's it - > really! I don't need a professional web server (eg. Apache) per se. > > Are the Python urlparse, urllib, urllib2, httplib, BaseHTTPServer, > SimpleHTTPServer etc. modules sufficient for the task. The number of > queries per second will initially be low, in the 10's/second. > > Dinesh > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > -- Michael Langford Phone: 404-386-0495 Consulting: http://www.RowdyLabs.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor