I'v been using python before but never web.
I want to write a python program for generating a server that get the client input and do some function with it.
for example: a word.
And than return it's ASCII value.
I guess it's a very basic question, but I am totaly new to this stuff.
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This isn't really a SO type question, but i'd check out Django or Flask if I was you.SuperStew– SuperStew2017-11-14 23:12:55 +00:00Commented Nov 14, 2017 at 23:12
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Easy way is to use BaseHTTPServer, check this example:
import BaseHTTPServer
class RequestHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
def do_GET(self):
requestPath = self.path
self.send_response(200)
self.send_header('Content-type', 'application/json')
self.end_headers()
self.wfile.write("requested path: " + requestPath)
httpServer = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer(('127.0.0.1', 80), RequestHandler)
httpServer.serve_forever()
Note: To run on port 80 you need permissions, so either run this with sudo or use some bigger port number (like 8080).
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Elizabeth
Thanks, I used it and what I got when I typed: localhost:8000 on the browser was: requested path:/ And back to my question: I want that the user could write things in it, I will run some function on the input and return the output. How can I do it?
For local development, you can play around with running a SimpleHTTPServer to receive HTTP requests: https://docs.python.org/2/library/simplehttpserver.html
If you want to make a full-on web service or API that can take in input and respond to it, that sounds like a great use case for one of the Python web frameworks. I'm partial to Django, but Flask might be a bit easier to get set up with.
