I finally get the script working! I renamed the script directory from Cgi-bin to cgi-bin just as Alan told.
Many thanks to all you who responded Aivars 2008/10/26 aivars <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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
