How to run a python cgi web server in windows

Question

I'm wanting to run a very simply python based server in a windows environment, to test CGI scripts. I want to do this in windows, but run ultimately in a unix environment. So far, I have a simple server, and a simple program. When I go to the site, I am seeing a blank page, with nothing in the source, and I can't figure out what's going on.

Server

from http.server import HTTPServer, CGIHTTPRequestHandler

class Handler(CGIHTTPRequestHandler):
    cgi_directories = ["/cgi-bin"]

PORT = 8080

httpd = HTTPServer(("", PORT), Handler)
print("serving at port", PORT)
httpd.serve_forever()
httpd.serve_forever()

App:

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-

import cgi, cgitb
form = cgi.FieldStorage() 

# Get data from fields
first_name = form.getvalue('first_name')
last_name  = form.getvalue('last_name')

print ("Content-type:text/html\r\n\r\n")
print ("<html>")
print ("<head>")
print ("<title>Hello - Second CGI Program</title>")
print ("</head>")
print ("<body>")
print ("<h2>Hello %s %s</h2>" % (first_name, last_name))
print ("</body>")
print ("</html>")

I go to the program in my web browser, and I'm getting a downloadable output, with it being the name of the file. It appears the file has executed, but I'm not getting a valid web site. What am I doing wrong?

@fp: Shear laziness. I just don't want to install something else for the moment... — PearsonArtPhoto
– PearsonArtPhoto, Commented Oct 8, 2013 at 17:59
Hi! I am attempting to do something like you are describing: > to run a very simply python based server in a windows environment, to test CGI scripts. I want to do this in windows But I am new to CGI and webserver programming. I copied your code, in a folder I have to script, a server.py (server, and a test_CGHI.py (App). To test it I go to localhost:8080, I can see the file in the folder and when I click on the app (test_CGI.py), I can see it is content but it is not executing, what am I doing wrong? — GHB
– GHB, Commented Mar 23, 2016 at 14:22

PearsonArtPhoto · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-04 16:17:56Z

4

Of course I figured out the answer just as I posted it... I should just use a \n\n, not \r\n\r\n.

print ("Content-Type: text/html\n\n")

answered Jan 4, 2013 at 16:17

PearsonArtPhoto

39.9k17 gold badges116 silver badges147 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

How to run a python cgi web server in windows

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related