Python script error when using print

[Robbie]

Hi all,

So, I'm trying to use Python with an apache2 server to create some web
pages. The web server is configured and seems to work correctly, but
only with a certain type of script.

For instance, this script works fine

#!/usr/bin/env python
def index():
s = "Hello World"
return s

But, a script like this, does not.
#!/usr/bin/env python
print "hello world"

When I try to use the script with print, the server returns a broken
link error. There is nothing in the apache error log to help me
understand why it won't work.

Any help?

thanks

robbie

 

[Albert W. Hopkins]

Hi all,

So, I'm trying to use Python with an apache2 server to create some web
pages. The web server is configured and seems to work correctly, but
only with a certain type of script.

For instance, this script works fine

#!/usr/bin/env python
def index():
s = "Hello World"
return s

But, a script like this, does not.
#!/usr/bin/env python
print "hello world"

When I try to use the script with print, the server returns a broken
link error. There is nothing in the apache error log to help me
understand why it won't work.

Is this a CGI script? You need to return headers (like Content-type):

e.g. (untested)

print "Content-type: text/plain"
print
print "hello world"

See also
http://docs.python.org/library/cgi.html

-a

 

[Pierre Quentel]

Is this a CGI script?  You need to return headers (like Content-type):

e.g. (untested)

print "Content-type: text/plain"
print
print "hello world"

See alsohttp://docs.python.org/library/cgi.html

-a

Hi,

Are you trying to use some Python web framework behind Apache ? (as
suggested by the fact that your first script "runs", i.e. probably
prints "Hello World"). In this case the "not found" error in the
second script would mean that the framework requires a function in the
script

- Pierre