Re: [Python-Dev] Is it useful to update cgitb module?

Are there people still actively developing new cgi scripts in python? I know some modern HTTPDs don’t even support classic cgi without some kind of fastcgi daemon in between. I am aware that some parts of various wsgi tools use the cgi module, but is the cgitb module useful for them? Your suggestions might be good ideas, but I don’t know if they would be used. I feel like its kind of like updating the macpath module - sure you can make code improvements to it if you want, but its for a workflow that is very rarely used.

-----Original Message----- From: Python-Dev On Behalf Of Stéphane Blondon Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 4:21 PM To: python-dev@python.org Subject: [Python-Dev] Is it useful to update cgitb module?

Hello,

I wonder if it's useful to update the cgitb module, in particular the html output. I see some possible improvements:

1. In both text and html versions:

When a module is called, there are no parameters (displayed as '()'). I think they are unnecessary. Perhaps the parentheses should be removed? Perhaps it's better to keep them for backward compatibility?

### example for the text version ### $ python3 demo.py [...] /home/stephane/src/cgitest/demo.py in <module>() 7 def func1(a, b): [...] ### end of example ###

2. In html version only: a. If the executed code is in <module>: in this case, it is not shown in the html version because the square brackets are interpreted as a html tag (see the picture in attachement). b. Update the style of the html or/and using html5. It would be prettier but it will be a big change for probably too few benefits.

What do you think about them? I can report bugs and send pull-requests for them but I would prefer to get feedbacks before.

Regards, Stéphane