python CGI scripting

[jai_uw]

Hello,

I am trying to do CGI scripting with Python, but I have a slight
constraint. I do not have the CGI module installed on my machine. Is
there anyway I can still do CGI scripting in Python without the CGI
module installed?

I don't have root access to the linux machine I am on, and so I won't
be able to install the Python CGI module. All I need to do is access
the text box fields of an html form in a Python script. The CGI
module makes this really easy, as we can import CGI, but I was
wondering if anyone knows a way to do this without using the CGI
module. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jai Modi

 

[Michael Rentzsch]

Am Tue, 04 May 2004 05:56:06 +0000 schrieb jai_uw:

Hello,

I am trying to do CGI scripting with Python, but I have a slight
constraint. I do not have the CGI module installed on my machine. Is
there anyway I can still do CGI scripting in Python without the CGI
module installed?

I don't have root access to the linux machine I am on, and so I won't
be able to install the Python CGI module. All I need to do is access
the text box fields of an html form in a Python script. The CGI
module makes this really easy, as we can import CGI, but I was
wondering if anyone knows a way to do this without using the CGI
module. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jai Modi

Hello,

of course, this is possible: if you use the GET method (in your html
<form> tag) the submitted data will be saved in the environment variable
QUERY_STRING. If you use POST the data can be read from your cgi's stdin.
In either case you have to decode the data. See:
http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/forms.html

Anyway, I'm sure there is a possibility to install the cgi module locally,
see:
http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/node8.html
and search for PYTHONPATH.

Michael Rentzsch

 

[Fernando]

Hello,

I am trying to do CGI scripting with Python, but I have a slight
constraint. I do not have the CGI module installed on my machine. Is
there anyway I can still do CGI scripting in Python without the CGI
module installed?

I don't have root access to the linux machine I am on, and so I won't
be able to install the Python CGI module. All I need to do is access
the text box fields of an html form in a Python script. The CGI
module makes this really easy, as we can import CGI, but I was
wondering if anyone knows a way to do this without using the CGI
module. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jai Modi

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