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BeginnersGuideToPython_CGI

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Begginer's Guide to Python, CGI

Python is an excellent language for writing CGI scripts. All of the examples here will assume you have the Apache http server running on a UNIX/Linux/cygwin system. If you are using a different http server or operating system, consult the documentation that came with that system for instructions on running CGI scripts.

Your first Python CGI script

Writing a CGI script in Python is exceedingly easy. Here is an example:

!/usr/bin/python

print "Content-type: text/plain\n"
print "Hello, CGI world!"

This example assumes your Python interpreter is located in /usr/bin. Change this to reflect your system. Save this example as a text file in your cgi-bin directory (/var/www/cgi-bin on my system). To run your script and see the output, just point your browser to "[your domain name]/cgi-bin/plain.py".
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