thanks for the help, im really not used on doing web stuff, ill try reading the how to.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Alan Gauld <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alan.gauld@btinternet.com">alan.gauld@btinternet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">"Tiago Katcipis" <<a href="mailto:katcipis@inf.ufsc.br" target="_blank">katcipis@inf.ufsc.br</a>> wrote<div class="Ih2E3d">
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I am trying to make a small HTTP server on python just to handle some POST<br>
and GET requests. I never worked with http before and dont know if i am<br>
doing something completely stupid (probably yes).<br>
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Not stupid so much as overly complicated.<br>
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The cgi module will do all the hard work for you including transparently<br>
handling POST and GET requests<br>
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Read the web HOWTO document:<br>
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<a href="http://docs.python.org/howto/webservers.html" target="_blank">http://docs.python.org/howto/webservers.html</a><br>
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Then read the CGI module documentation which includes a very quick<br>
introduction to CGI programming. If you are intending expanding the web<br>
site to anything beyond trivial consider using a Framework such as<br>
Django, Turbo Gears or Pylons.<br>
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Unless you are trying to do something very clever - which given your<br>
level of knowledge I'd guess is not the case - then the standard<br>
cgi module should do all you need!<br>
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HTH,<br>
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-- <br>
Alan Gauld<br>
Author of the Learn to Program web site<br>
<a href="http://www.alan-g.me.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.alan-g.me.uk/</a><br>
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