Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: Chris Angelico Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: CGI Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 03:13:22 +1100 Lines: 41 Message-ID: References: <567DA87F.40803@fuckaround.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de cn/df+Gea51sN1C85u7LJQmNCPpL8g83TBYPgMrxEEUQ== Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.008 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'received:209.85.223': 0.03; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.09; 'url:localhost': 0.09; 'python': 0.10; ':-)': 0.12; 'output': 0.13; 'django': 0.13; 'instead.': 0.15; '7:35': 0.16; ':-/': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'module:': 0.16; 'received:io': 0.16; 'received:psf.io': 0.16; 'subprocess': 0.16; 'url:py': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'frameworks': 0.18; 'language': 0.19; '2015': 0.20; 'cc:2**0': 0.20; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.20; '3.x': 0.22; 'am,': 0.23; '(like': 0.23; 'dec': 0.23; 'sat,': 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; 'script': 0.25; "i've": 0.25; 'command': 0.26; 'skip:# 10': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'cgi': 0.29; 'question:': 0.29; 'print': 0.30; 'help!': 0.30; "i'd": 0.31; 'run': 0.33; 'url:python': 0.33; 'usually': 0.33; 'picking': 0.33; 'utility': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'easiest': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'there': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'received:209.85': 0.36; 'url:library': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'really': 0.37; 'two': 0.37; 'thanks': 0.37; 'release': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.38; "didn't": 0.39; 'enough': 0.39; 'rather': 0.39; 'some': 0.40; 'url:3': 0.60; 'show': 0.62; 'christmas': 0.66; 'worth': 0.67; '26,': 0.72; 'chrisa': 0.84; "it'd": 0.84; 'merry': 0.84; 'pol': 0.84; 'similar)': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.91; 'migrating': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=534e6a/x1/UqdoEBJvjl56QSEpsjgnSdzcHkVj/TJME=; b=VOW8USW74pkURbDE+LOgJ0ol4BV+RcDuro1tauoYeXiLUmulEQwnEvfP1H3k63dA+2 BUW+jrLVgULHHOu4QXqu1wBaSZ3nwE4AKJn2/gQQXZVzD7VKCu66DXlbblGvLMT7dinQ aCkkUkYigE1MVfE0j400lyM/Es1cmO/iaI8dlM4NCVFS//CzJEE0vbh1eoC7eASQk5sd WVXApW7TrF+2/1inZZLQVbD2tRwtgA/U5bHuyNlV5498k6AVFabMeDjA5Weo/Ns1zJ2p 268UiM+e2NjqDnBOn/4NVJDyxqeZGJtzedZecjKB6fA9hVDiNwLA8YSarlAJ+gljNDQH zv6g== X-Received: by 10.107.14.73 with SMTP id 70mr18612302ioo.31.1451232802103; Sun, 27 Dec 2015 08:13:22 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <567DA87F.40803@fuckaround.org> X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:100909 On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 7:35 AM, Pol Hallen wrote: > Merry Christmas to all :-) > > A (newbie) question: I'd like learn about CGI pyhton script to create some > utility using http://localhost/python_script01.py > > Something like that: > > #!/usr/bin/python > print "Content-type: text/html" > print > print "" > print "Hello!" > print "" > > How can I execute a local command (like ls or similar) and show output via > browser? > > I didn't find enough documentation to work with python and CGI :-/ > > Is python not good language to use it with CGI? > > Thanks for help! :) Hi! I would recommend picking up one of the Python web frameworks like Django or Flask. It's usually easier than using CGI. But either way, the easiest way to run a local command is the subprocess module: https://docs.python.org/2/library/subprocess.html https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html I've provided two links because, unless you have a really good reason for using Python 2, it'd be well worth using Python 3 instead. There are lots of neat new features in the 3.x line, so it'll be best to start on 3.x rather than migrating later. The current release is 3.5, and new releases keep coming out. :) ChrisA