Xitami CGI scripts & shebang (was RE: How do I make a Python .batexecutable file?)

[Ivan Van Laningham]

Hi All--

Alex Martelli wrote:
> 
> Gordon McMillan writes:
> 
> > shebang does nothing on WIndows.
> >
> ...except (just a nit, but...) if you're using Xitami, a little,
> wonderful HTTP server (which I'm currently using to test
> my Python CGI scripts), in which case shebang is
> absolutely crucial (each Python script you're using as
> a CGI script must start with "#!d:/python/pythonw.exe -u",
> or wherever else it is that you've stashed pythonw.exe).
> 

The hash-bang trick is also critical if you're using Apache for
Win95/98/NT, too.

In my book, I give an example program that uses Python to ensure that
CGI programs start with the correct #! line; this is important, because
I mirror my real webserver (Apache on NT) with a backup at home (Apache
on RH Linux 5.2), and Linux won't accept #! when it points to a slime
link.

<attacked-by-the-plural-of-#!>-ly y'rs,
Ivan
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