Python CGI not working in Firefox but does in IE

Wed Feb 22 09:04:14 EST 2006

Iain King wrote:
> 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

There's a well known phrase about the word 'assume'...

Iain