1st prog language ==> Web client / server Python on Windows - options

[Alex Martelli]

"Desmond DSouza - @austin.rr.com>" <<firstlast> wrote in message
news:sd0k5.4080$KO2.118681 at typhoon.austin.rr.com...
> Thanks for all the great suggestions about. I'm convinced it's a great way
> to both get started with, and to continue programming for quite a while.
>
> I just want to make sure both client-side and server-side (ASP-style)
> programming works. All this is purely for learning purposes; I understand
> the deployment problems with client-side Python.

OK.

> I installed Python 1.5.2 on Windows 98, and installed Microsoft's PWS web
> server (in that order; could that be a problem?). I can get a simple

Nope, no problem.  Either order works.

> VBScript ASP page going; but tried to put some Python on the page, with
<%@
> LANGUAGE=Python %> and got "Unknown Scripting Language".
>
> Questions:
> - Do I need to install additional extensions? I thought 1.5.2 included all
> that was needed.

No, you also need Hammond's win32all windows extensions.

> - Where can I read a bit more about using Python with ASP pages?

There's something in Hammond's book (which is well worth reading
anyway), though not much, because there's not much that is Python
specific about ASP's.

> - Anything else needed for client and server side Python on Win98?

Just remember that Python is sensitive to case and whitespace, so
you have to respect those, while in VBscript they wouldn't be issues.


Alex