CGI with Python: advantages?

[ajung at suxers.de]

Mimmo <noname at unknown.com> wrote:
2qyThe question is: is Python a good language for CGI scripting?

Python is not only a good language for CGI scripting but for 
lots of others tasks (especially in middleware environments).

When you're just looking for Python in web environments take a look at
mod_snake and mod_python for the Apache webserver, Zope for using Python inside
an application server or FastCGI modules for Python for optimal performance. I
would not use Python for CGI scripts when need a good performance. Loading the
interpreter and all modules for every request is a pain.  There are also some
solutions available to embed Python into HTML (similar to ASP, JSP).

Kind regards,
Andreas