What Python plugin should I use with XAMPP

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Hi all this is just a general question if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.

I am creating a website for a college project and i'm using XAMPP to develop the website. I require a Python plugin as I am trying to create an area where the user can type in a python script and the response will be mirrored in an adjacent iframe.

I was going to use mod_python as the plugin but from research into this i have found that this is now dead and will eventually not be supported.

Has anyone got any advice into what I should use because i can not find any relevant information online.

Many thanks Andy Rose

Check out mod_wsgi.

Aya
– Aya

2013-04-20 12:25:14 +00:00
Commented Apr 20, 2013 at 12:25 — Aya
– Aya, Commented Apr 20, 2013 at 12:25

Aya · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-20 13:04:28Z

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I've already commented, but I'll add a little historical context.

mod_python used to be the defacto standard, at least unofficially, but back in 2003, the Python web-sig's proposal for a formal standard for a Python web interface was published as PEP333, more commonly known as the Python Web Server Gateway Interface, or WSGI.

Since then, mod_wsgi was created to support the new standard, although mod_python can also be used with the appropriate wrappers.

As for which is 'better', that's a subjective question, but mod_wsgi seems to be preferred by the majority of the Python community. For example, Django dropped support for mod_python in 2011.

answered Apr 20, 2013 at 13:04

Aya

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