Python CGI not working in Firefox but does in IE

Wed Feb 22 08:53:19 EST 2006

Harlin Seritt wrote:
> I have this Python CGI script running:
>
> [CODE]
> print 'Content-type: text/plain\n'
>
> location = 'http://server1.com'
>
> page = '''
> <html>
> <head>
> <meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0; URL='''+location+'''">
> </head>
> <body></body>
> </html>'''
>
> print page
> [/CODE]
>
> It works fine and redirects perfectly when using Internet Explorer but
> only shows this in a Firefox window:
>
> [OUTPUT]
> <html>
> <head>
> <meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0; URL=http://server1.com">
> </head>
> </html>
> [/OUTPUT]
>
> Is there anything I can do to fix this?
>
> Also, is there a redirect command somewhere within Python CGI that can
> get this done instead as I would actually prefer to have the CGI code
> execute this rather than depend on the HTML to do it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Harlin Seritt

this snippet works (from code I wrote to implement a shoutbox):

print '''<html>
<head>
	<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL='''+HOME+'''" />
</head>
<body>
<p>Please wait...</p>
</body>
</html>'''

I assume your version doesn't work because of the uppercase 'R'.

Iain