[Tutor] Python persistent webserver?

[Hugo González Monteverde]

Looks like CherryPy is a good candidate. Take a look at:

www.cherrypy.org`

it can be plugged into Apache, and if persistency is what you need, 
you'll get it. There are nice examples for getting started.

Hugo

Howard Kao wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I know the subject is confusing but I don't know how to describe what
> I would like to ask concisely.
> 
> Basically I would like to have a program (or server or whatever) take
> an HTTP POST method (which contains some information, maybe even an
> XML file) from a client, process these XML/information, and then
> generate an XML to send back to the client.
> 
> Currently the environment it has to be done under is Apache on Linux. 
> I am thinking that it may have to be a persistent running program... 
> However it seems a daunting task for a Python noob like me.
> 
> Preferably it doesn't need threading and need not to be sophiscated at
> all, as long as it can take the request, process info and send stuff
> back to a client.
> 
> I have no idea how to do this at all and couldn't find much
> information.  The Base, Simple, CGI HTTPServer modules all seem a
> little lacking , but that's probably due to my lack of py-fu to start
> with...   Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Many thanks!
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