python cgi problem with method = post

Sun Oct 5 01:36:39 EDT 2003

I'm still struggling with the mysterious problem of FieldStorage and
method = Post.

However, I've noticed something which might solve my problem but is
very strange. My CGI script :

#! /usr/bin/python

import cgi

print """Content-type: %s

""" % 'text/html'

print "<html><body>Hello World<p>\n"
print cgi.FieldStorage()
print "<br>"
b = cgi.FieldStorage()
print b 
print "</body></html>"

And the result :

Hello World

FieldStorage(None, None, [MiniFieldStorage('title', 'hello world'),
MiniFieldStorage('excerpt', 'strange')])

FieldStorage(None, None, []) 

So I take it that the first call to FieldStorage wipes out the data
for any subsequent calls? Is this right? Don't see it documented
anywhere?

If I have worked out the puzzle, do I now win my secret Python Decoder
Ring?

phil jones