Web server executing Python scripts

[michael montagne]

How can I do that?  I'd like to report on whether certain programs are
installed on local PC's.

-mjm


"Cameron Laird" <claird at starbase.neosoft.com> wrote in message
news:80EB8C0C818F320D.2A60B0748B6BCCB3.6A1C28BCC752E3D8 at lp.airnews.net...
> In article <2B1262E83448D211AE4B00A0C9D61B030130125E at msgeuro1.creo.be>,
> Pieter Claerhout  <PClaerhout at CREO.BE> wrote:
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I'm working on a web based system, which consist of a whole
> >bunch of Python scripts, which connect to a bunch of machines
> >on a network (either using ethernet or dailup networking) and
> >execute some to code to for example get things from the
> >windows registry of those machines.
> >
> >What do you think would be the best idea?
> >- Use whatever webbrowser with CGI-scripting
> >- Use MS IIS with ASP (and Python)
> >- Use Zope to build the whole system?
> >
> >It should also connect to a database running on the host.
> >
> >
> >Pieter
> >
>
> Others have already demonstrated that there's a large
> ... situational, if not subjective, component to the
> decision about which Web server to use.
>
> Your first paragraph interests me.  Do you realize
> that Python can retrieve registry information directly
> through your LAN, without a need for installation of
> "some to code" on the reporting hosts?
> --
>
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