Calling Python code from inside php

[Nick Stinemates]

On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 03:29:49PM +0200, Diez B. Roggisch wrote:
> Nick Stinemates schrieb:
>>> While I certainly prefer to use Python wherever I can, that does not mean 
>>> that there aren't cases where legacy systems or other constraints make 
>>> this impossible. If I have e.g. a type3-based website - "how on earth" 
>>> should I replace that with Python (without wasting a lot of time)?
>> I don't understand how the 2 are mutually exclusive?
>> You can have PHP and Python bindings installed on the same Apache
>> server, unless I'm mistaken?
>
> What about having to set up & maintain (which might not even possible on a 
> cheap hoster) two configs for that - just for having a few lines of python 
> being run? And how do you go about session-state sharing and so forth? 
> After all the scipt might need to be access controlled based on login 
> state.
>
> I don't say that there aren't options to run python more direct. I 
> argumented against a rather bold statement of Mr. alexelder:
>
> """
> A simple yet dangerous and rather rubbish solution (possibly more of a
> hack than a real implementation) could be achieved by using a
> technique described above:
> """
>
> Diez
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Don't cry me the river, I was just asking about his situation.

If there's a specific problem with using python, then write it in PHP?!?

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