Downloading Python files

[Adam]

Luke StClair wrote:

> Only marginally belonging in this newsgroup... but oh well.
> 
> I've just started writing in python, and I want to make the files
> available on the web.  So I did the standard <a
> href="mypath/myfile.py"> and not surprisingly, it displays like a
> webpage, but just the code.  If I gzip it, and then link to the new
> file, it will download, but its so small I don't want it zipped.  
> How can I make this into a downloadable
> file SIMPLY?  The other thread seems a bit complicated...
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
In order to assure that the file is downloaded and not displayed, you 
need a certain amount of control either at the client agent or the server:

1. Server: you need to be able to send the client a header which is 
intended for download rather than display (content-type not set to 
text/html)
2. Client: you need to be able to tell the client agent to download the 
data and save it as file on the disk ("Save targer as...") rather than 
display it.

Adam