Dynamic HTML from Python Script

[asdf]

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:20:48 +1000, Aidan wrote:

> asdf wrote:
>>> Well, there's a few ways you could approach it.
>>>
>>> You could create a cgi program from your script - this is probably the
>>> solution you're looking for.
>>>
>>>
>> Output from the script does come up very often. There is a new output
>> every 10 secs and it's possible that the script might be run
>> indefinitely. Basically I want all that output displayed in a web
>> browser
> 
> Well, in that case you could simply append the new output to a static
> file every 10 seconds, or whenever there is new output.  That way, you
> just need to refresh the static file in your browser to see updates...
> Given what I understand of your situation, that's how I'd do it.
> 
The problem with this is that browser would have to be refreshed manually
every 10 seconds. Unless there is a way to set this in the script itself.


> A constantly running CGI app is probably not the best idea, given
> timeouts and other such constraints you might run into.
> 
> 
>>> You could have the script run periodically and create a static html
>>> file in the webroot... this would be acceptable, maybe preferable, if
>>> the output from your script doesn't change frequently.
>>>