Found a product for running Python-based websites off CDROM -have anybody tried it?

[Don Taylor]

David Wishnie wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Recently I've found a product that allows to create CDs or DVDs with 
> mod_python  -based websites
> (and CGI python of  course) so that apache-based webserver, python and 
> mod_python are run directly
> off CD on  Windows, MacOS X  and Linux at the same time (also it seems 
> to support perl, java,
> php and mysql + SQLite as databases).
> 
>     http://www.stunnix.com/prod/aws/overview.shtml
> 
> Have anybody tried it? I'm considering to use it for several projects.
> 
> Thanks,
>   David
> 
That is an expensive product ($789) especially considering it mostly 
consists of FOSS pieces.

I found XAMPP, a FOSS, that is almost the same thing:

http://portableapps.com/apps/development/xampp

and this thread for getting mod_python running (scroll down a bit to the 
second post):

http://www.apachefriends.org/f/viewtopic.php?t=21169&highlight=python

I have not tried this yet.

Don.