[Tutor] Running a python script from another python script

Thu Mar 24 19:47:41 CET 2005

Hello,

I am a newbee in python and trying to make a small script for my school 
project . I try to run  a python cgi script from another phyton script 
as a result of an action . What is the neccesary command for this action 
and is there a special class have to be imported for this command.

below i am giving so for what i have writen and what am i trying to do. 
Thant you for your help

this is my first script for a basic log in action. i want to run the 
second script from this script as a result of login action

##### index.cgi##### login script
#!/usr/bin/python
import cgi
print "Content-Type: text/html\n\n"

# Define function to generate HTML form.
def generate_form():
    print "<HTML>\n"
    print "<HEAD>\n"
    print "\t<TITLE>Info Form</TITLE>\n"
    print "</HEAD>\n"
    print "<BODY BGCOLOR = white>\n"
    print "\t<H3>Please, enter your UserName and Password.</H3>\n"
    print "\t<TABLE BORDER = 0>\n"
    print "\t\t<FORM METHOD = post ACTION = \"index.cgi\">\n"
    print "\t\t<TR><TH>UserName:</TH><TD><INPUT type = text name = 
\"UserName\"></TD><TR>\n"
    print "\t\t<TR><TH>Password:</TH><TD><INPUT type = password name = \ 
\"Password\"></TD></TR>\n"
    print "\t</TABLE>\n"
    print "\t<INPUT TYPE = hidden NAME = \"action\" VALUE = \"display\">\n"
    print "\t<INPUT TYPE = submit VALUE = \"Enter\">\n"
    print "\t</FORM>\n"
    print "</BODY>\n"
    print "</HTML>\n"

# Define main function.
def main():

 form = cgi.FieldStorage()
 if (form.has_key("action") and form.has_key("UserName") and 
form.has_key("Password")):
  if (form["UserName"].value == "sinan" and form["Password"].value== "666"):
   print "Welcome Boss !!"
   #### here i need a command to move on my second script 
(index1.cgi)#########

  else:
   print " You are not recognized !!"
   generate_form()
 else:
  print " You are not recognized !!"
  generate_form()
main()

########## index1.cgi ############# this is my second script whish has 
to be runned from the first script
#### as a result of login action#####
#!/usr/bin/python
import cgi
print "Content-Type: text/html\n\n"

# Define function to generate HTML form.

#menulist
def menulist():
    print "<HTML>\n"
    print "<HEAD>\n"
    print "\t<TITLE>Menu List</TITLE>\n"
    print "</HEAD>\n"
    print "<BODY BGCOLOR = white>\n"
    print "\t<H3>Please choice a operation.</H3>\n"
    print "<FORM METHOD = post ACTION = \"index1.cgi\">\n"
    print "<select name=\"operations\">"
    print "<option value=\"People\">People"
    print "<option value=\"Lessons\">Lessons"
    print "<option value=\"Projects\">Projects"
    print "</SELECT>"
    print "<BR>"
    print "<INPUT TYPE=\"reset\">"
    print "<INPUT TYPE=\"submit\" NAME=\"submit\" VALUE=\"Submit\">"
    print "</FORM>"
    print "</BODY>\n"
    print "</HTML>\n"

def Menu():
 form = cgi.FieldStorage()
 if (form.has_key("operations")):
    if (form["operations"].value == "People"):
        print "people menu"
    elif (form["operations"].value == "Lessons"):
        print "lesson menu"
    elif (form["operations"].value == "Projects"):
        print "project menu"
    else:
        print "error"
 else:
    menulist()
Menu()