a little more help with python server-side scripting

[John Salerno]

Steve Holden wrote:

> Fortunately they've given you the information you need to run CGI
> scripts. Try installing this script in your cgi-bin directory as test.py 
> (you may have to set it executable):

Thank you! I desperately needed to test it, and that seemed to work. I 
didn't have to make it executable though. I wonder why?