python cgi problem with method = post

[Andrew Clover]

phil <interstar at postmaster.co.uk> wrote:

> So I take it that the first call to FieldStorage wipes out the data
> for any subsequent calls? Is this right?

This is the case with CGI in general, not specifically a Python thing. A
POSTed form submission is sent in the body of the HTTP request, which is
the 'standard input' stream for the script. You can only read the contents
of a stream once. With the cgi module, this reading occurs when
FieldStorage is constructed, so trying to make more than one FieldStorage
is generally a mistake.

I don't know why this might have worked locally - it shouldn't!

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