CGIHTTPServer howto?

[Calvin Dodge]

Chui Tey wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm new to python and playing around with CGIHTTPServer. Executed test() and
> got an instant http server (wow!). Next, I tried to execute a test cgi
> script but couldn't get it to run.
> 
> code 403 : CGI script is not executable ('/cgi-bin/cgitest.py')
> 
> I'm running Win95, any pointers?
> 
> #! 'C:\\PROGRAM FILES\\CHUITEY\\BIN\\PYTHON.EXE'

Unfortunately, Windows (any version) does not recognize the above line
as anything special (COMMAND.COM is far less sophisticated than _any_
UNIX shell).

A batch file which calls python.exe with a python script filename as an
argument _might_ work, and it might not. I had problems while playing
with it, anyway.

I had enough trouble with this that I cobbled together a simple server
which is descended from CGIServer - and all it does is import the python
file in question, then execute it. It's kinda ugly, but it works for me.

Calvin

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