Making a pass form cgi => webpy framework

[Νίκος]

Στις 23/6/2013 5:57 μμ, ο/η rurpy at yahoo.com έγραψε:
> On 06/23/2013 07:01 AM, Νίκος wrote:> Hello, as you all know i'am using cgi method for my web script.
>>
>> I have been told that webpy is the way to go sor script simple enough as
>> mines.
>>
>> Can you please show me the simplest example you can think of utilizing a
>> templates (index.html) and a python script (metrites.py) ?
>>
>> I want to see if it is easy to ditch cgi and pass to the world of web
>> frameworks.
>
> I don't know anything about webpy so I can help with that.
>
> But I did want to say that you can use templates without
> using a web framework like webpy.  They are very useful
> even with cgi code and can simplify the cgi code a lot.
>
> For my web server stuff (relatively small sites with low
> traffic) cgi is fine (simple, easy to debug, lots of online
> documentation and help) so I don't buy the "cgi is dead"
> comments seen frequently here.

Exactly my sentiments. As you know my webiste is http://superhost.gr
I write my html templates in notepad++ and then i use 'metrites.py' 
script as a means of opening my html templates and substitute spcial 
variables of html files with the onces being calculated within my python 
script, foe xample every html file of mine bottom down has its own page 
counter.

Ill give an example.

This is a part of my index.html template:

===================================
<div align=center><br><br><br>
	<font color=white size=4>
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	<img src="/data/images/hosting.png">
	<img src="/data/images/design.png"><br>

	<audio controls autoplay="autoplay">
		<source src="/data/music/%s" type="audio/mp3">
	</audio>
</div><br><br>
===================================

and this being the part of the code of metrites.py that substitute the 
'%s' special variables with the actual data.

======================================
# pick a random mp3 from the the music directory
quote = random.choice( list( open( 
'/home/nikos/www/data/private/quotes.txt', encoding='utf-8' ) ) )
# pick a random line from the quote text file
music = random.choice( os.listdir( '/home/nikos/www/data/music/' ) )
======================================


Now with the help of an .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^/?(.+\.html) /cgi-bin/metrites.py?file=%{REQUEST_FILENAME} 
[L,PT,QSA]

Every request of an html file on superhost.gr is being redirected into 
metrites.py script which make the substitution insde the html 
templates(yes in one python script but it can handle all my html files 
form within)

This is the simplest idea of web frameworking (if i can call it like that)

Now, if you can find me a better way of what i have actually descri bed 
i will ditch cgi and use your method. Personally i believe a more easy 
method from what i demonstrated cannot possibly .exist.


Thank you.

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