Hello, I am using python and CGI to initiate a long running simulation (up to 5h long) on a remote machine. The main idea is that I use a form, enter the parameters and a CGI scripts start the simulation using these parameters. The structure of the script is:
1. Read paremeters 2. Display some information 3. Start the simulation For step 3 I use either os.system or os.popen(2). The problem is that the web server does not send the information of step 2 back to the browser, unless step 3 is completed. The browser simply waits for a response, without displaying anything. How can I just read the params, display the info I want, start the simulation and then terminate either the script or at least the connection to the browser without having to wait for the simulation to finish? I am using activestate python 2.4, Apache and WinXP. Thanks a lot for your help. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list