How to use Python as a Server-side scripting language like PHP?

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Hi, I am researching on Python language, its syntax and other features are as easy as others' but I want to use it as a server-side scripting language like PHP with Apache Web Server (AppServ) but it seems to very difficult, I think I have to change some info in configuration file but what to change are not easy to find out for me. My want is very simple, for example, I have the following HelloWorld python file:
#!E:/Python32/python.exe
print("Hello World!")

and I save it as "HelloPython.py" and save it in "E:/AppServ/www/cgi-bin/"
and I want when users type "http://localhost/cgi-bin/HelloPython.py" in the Address bar of a browser, hit enter and it should display the "Hello World!".

I have searched a little with Google and tried some things like:
Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script .py .pl
And it seemed that the changes to the configuration file took effect when the server threw back a message like "Internal Server Error" and I opened the Server error log file to see exactly what happened and it said "malformed header from script. Bad header=Hello World!: HelloPython.py". Well, malformed header??? I saved my python file using ANSI option from the save file dialog of NotePad, what's wrong with that?

Could your please help me out this complexity? I can feel it's not easy at all.
Your help would be highly appreciated anyway, thanks!

Posted 31-Aug-12 5:47am

supernorb

Updated 31-Aug-12 8:35am

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Solution 1

You must read these articles:
http://wiki.python.org/moin/WebFrameworks[^]

http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/pillars-python-six-python-web-frameworks-compared-169442[^]

Hope it helps :)

Posted 31-Aug-12 5:50am

Christian Amado

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supernorb 31-Aug-12 14:58pm

I think you guided me to choose another solution than give a direct solution for my problem. My example is very simple which is needed to work as it should do, however I will try your solution after I solve this. Thank you!

Solution 4

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Check out mod_python

http://www.modpython.org/

Posted 3-Sep-12 8:17am

Rushabh.Padalia

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lewax00 · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-31T05:56:00

Solution 2

Check out the documentation for Python's CGI library[^]

Basically, you're missing an HTTP header, and there's a sample in the documentation with a simple header.

Posted 31-Aug-12 5:56am

lewax00

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supernorb 31-Aug-12 15:08pm

Yeah, you gave me a great link to solve my problem, and you possibly knew what's wrong in my HelloPython.py, I thought it was the same to PHP.
This is a so-called direct solution, Thank you very much!