SimpleHTTPServer, queries unhandled?

[Bryan Rasmussen]

Hey just doing some preliminary testing with SimpleHTTPServer, and i noticed
that when i request a resource with a query string parameters that this was not
handled.

is this correct, or is there a method to set query string handling?

 

[Steve Holden]

Hey just doing some preliminary testing with SimpleHTTPServer, and i noticed
that when i request a resource with a query string parameters that this was not
handled.

is this correct, or is there a method to set query string handling?

Well, since SimpleHTTPServer doesn't implement CGIs, the only stuff it
can serve up is static content, which clearly can't use any query string
input anyway. You probably want CGIHTTPServer.

regards
Steve

 

[Kartic]

Try this in IDLE:

import CGIHTTPServer
CGIHTTPServer.test()

This starts serving right away. You can also look at CGIHTTPServer.py
in your Python/Lib to see how test() has been implemented.

test() starts serving from the current directory (of running python).
If you create a folder called cgi-bin and put a testcgi.py, this module
executes the .py file and displays the contents in the browser
Thanks,
--Kartic
PS: You can handle query strings accordingly now.