Thanks John and Alan I get the following error when I run the script from IDLE:
Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Cgi-bin\friends1.py", line 15, in <module> who = form['person'].value File "C:\Python25\lib\cgi.py", line 567, in __getitem__ raise KeyError, key KeyError: 'person' Aivars Windows XP, python 2.5 2008/10/26 John Pomni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > what error do you get? It works without any changes on my Linux machine > with python 2.5 > > John > > On Sat, 2008-10-25 at 21:33 +0300, aivars wrote: >> It does not work neither as script or from command line. I will try to >> find the guy Wesley Chun and ask him >> >> 2008/10/25 John Pomni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > Hi, >> > >> > The script does not work from command line but I guess you do not have >> > any problems running it as CGI? >> > >> > I like cgitb modules for debugging purposes very much. >> > >> > http://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/lib/node566.html >> > >> > Jan >> > >> > On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 18:55 +0300, aivars wrote: >> >> Thanks very much, Kent, >> >> >> >> So it seems that directory /cgi-bin should be a subdirectory to that >> >> directory from which the web server was started/is running. That >> >> worked and Deitel's script - getting time displayed finally worked. >> >> >> >> still banging mu head with Wesley Chun's simple example - >> >> >> >> #!C:\python25\python.exe >> >> >> >> import cgi >> >> >> >> reshtml = '''Content-Type: text/html\n >> >> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE> >> >> Friends CGI Demo (dynamic screen) >> >> </TITLE></HEAD> >> >> <BODY><H3>Friends list for: <I>%s</I></H3> >> >> Your name is: <B>%s</B><P> >> >> You have <B>%s</B> friends. >> >> </BODY></HTML>''' >> >> >> >> form = cgi.FieldStorage() >> >> who = form['person'].value >> >> howmany = form['howmany'].value >> >> print reshtml % (who, who, howmany) >> >> >> >> It gives me the following error: >> >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> >> File "C:\Cgi-bin\friends1.py", line 15, in <module> >> >> who = form['person'].value >> >> File "C:\Python25\lib\cgi.py", line 567, in __getitem__ >> >> raise KeyError, key >> >> KeyError: 'person' >> >> >> >> I understand python is saying that there is no such a key in a directory. >> >> >> >> The HTML form looks like this. it is displayed correctly both in FF and IE >> >> >> >> >> >> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE> >> >> Friends CGI Demo (static screen) >> >> </TITLE></HEAD> >> >> <BODY><H3>Friends list for: <I>NEW USER</I></H3> >> >> <FORM ACTION="/cgi-bin/friends1.py"> >> >> <B>Enter your Name:</B> >> >> <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="person" VALUE="NEW USER" SIZE=15> >> >> <P><B>How many friends do you have?</B> >> >> <INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="howmany" VALUE="0" CHECKED> 0 >> >> <INPUT TYPE=radio NAME="howmany" VALUE="10"> 10 >> >> <INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="howmany" VALUE="25"> 25 >> >> <INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="howmany" VALUE="50"> 50 >> >> <INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="howmany" VALUE="100"> 100 >> >> <P><INPUT TYPE="submit"></FORM></BODY></HTML> >> >> >> >> Thanks again, >> >> >> >> Aivars >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 2008/10/24 Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 10:25 AM, aivars <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> >> >> I am learning python. >> >> >> >> >> >> I start the python CGI server like this: >> >> >> >> >> >> python -m CGIHTTPServer (this syntax I saw in Wesley Chun's Core >> >> >> Python Programming chapter 20.5) >> >> >> >> >> >> The server starts in command prompt on windows XP by answering: >> >> >> Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 8000... >> >> >> >> >> >> Next I want to run this simple CGI script (from Deitel Python How to >> >> >> Program chapter 6). it is supposed to print out current date and time >> >> >> in a browser >> >> > >> >> > The CGI script should me in a /cgi-bin subdirectory of the dir where >> >> > you run the script. The URL to run the CGI will then be something like >> >> > http:://localhost:8000/cgi-bin/myscript.py >> >> > >> >> > Kent >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >> >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor