1000 GUI toolkits

[Chunk Light Fluffy]

daryl_stultz at my-deja.com wrote:
>   Marshmallow Fluffy <meowing at banet.net> wrote:
> > No joke at all. HTTP/HTML is a really nice alternative to the GUI of
> > the month. [...]
> 
> This is intriguing. How would I go about
> programming a little app to run in my KDE browser (or Netscape).
> Wouldn't I also need a web server running?

Yep, but Python comes with much of what you'll need.  The bundled
CGIHTTPServer is a good starting point; rip out the parts where it
forks a subprocess and instead call functions or methods included in
your program.

> I've got an ASP server at the office, but I might like to whip up a
> little something for home use.

Ah, well if you already have a server program, the above isn't really
necessary.  The tiny server approach is useful when you want to offer
some HTTP services but don't want to require the user to get involved
with setting up a swerver with CGI or ASP or whatever.  If you run
these toys on nonstandard ports, you can even ignore the "real" httpd
if one is installed.