creating a small test server on my local computer

[Roger Upole]

"John Salerno" <johnjsal at NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message news:efeTg.56$1n3.620 at news.tufts.edu...
> Irmen de Jong wrote:
>> John Salerno wrote:
>>> Ok, this is completely unnecessary so I don't intend to get into stuff that's beyond my skill, but I'm wondering how simple 
>>> it would be to use Python to create a server that runs on my computer so I can test my webpages (because otherwise I have to 
>>> keep sending them to our IT person so he can upload them to the server).
>>
>> Why do you need to use Python for the server?
>
> Well, perhaps I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm on an XP machine and I just needed a way to test my web pages, and I 
> thought Python could be used to create a server to do this. But I know nothing about network programming...

WinXP Pro has a web server that you can install from Add/Remove
Programs in the control panel.  You can use it to do Python CGI or
ASP.

        Roger




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