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  • Tim Chase
    #1

    Unified web API for CGI and mod_python?

    I've been digging around, but can't seem to come up with the
    right combo of words to google for to get helpful results. Is
    there some handy wrapper/module that allows code to target
    existance as both a CGI script and a mod_python script, with only
    one "import" statement? Perhaps some common object model?

    I've got CGI access on one server, and mod_python on
    another...I'd prefer to use mod_python for the reduced overhead
    (my own performance testing seems to indicate it's got a good
    lead over CGI), but it's not as available on various hosting
    services as CGI access is.

    Thanks,

    -tkc





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    • Paul Boddie
      #2
      Re: Unified web API for CGI and mod_python?

      Tim Chase wrote:[color=blue]
      > I've been digging around, but can't seem to come up with the
      > right combo of words to google for to get helpful results. Is
      > there some handy wrapper/module that allows code to target
      > existance as both a CGI script and a mod_python script, with only
      > one "import" statement? Perhaps some common object model?[/color]

      You could try WebStack - it provides a common API which would probably
      be suitable for your purposes:

      http://www.python.org/pypi/WebStack


      The PythonInfo Wiki [1] has a WebProgramming page which also gives
      information about the different frameworks and standards.

      Paul

      [1] http://wiki.python.org/moin/

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        • Tim Chase
          #3
          Re: Unified web API for CGI and mod_python?

          >> I've been digging around, but can't seem to come up[color=blue][color=green]
          >> with the right combo of words to google for to get
          >> helpful results. Is there some handy wrapper/module
          >> that allows code to target existance as both a CGI
          >> script and a mod_python script, with only one "import"
          >> statement? Perhaps some common object model?[/color]
          >
          > You could try WebStack - it provides a common API which
          > would probably be suitable for your purposes:
          >
          > http://www.python.org/pypi/WebStack[/color]

          Paul,

          I meant to thank you (even if I already have) for this link
          as it's just what I've been looking for. Thanks!

          I've had some trouble installing it on one of my boxes and
          was hoping you might be able to tell me where I've gone awry:

          It's a Debian/Testing box with Apache 1.x running with both
          CGI and mod_python enabled for testing purposes (my aim is
          to make use of at least the CGI, mod_python, and
          BaseHTTPRequest Handler).

          When I run the setup.py script (either as myself or as root)
          I get back


          root@rubbish# cd ~tim/WebStack-1.1.2
          root@rubbish# python2.3 setup.py install
          running install
          error: invalid Python installation: unable to open
          /usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)



          Now this makes sense, as I don't have a config/ in my
          /usr/lib/python2.3 directory. However, I've not had trouble
          with any other packages (though everything else has been
          added via apt-get, not via setup.py files). Is this a file
          that should be there? If so, where would I go about finding
          it? If not, is there a simple way to do an install without
          setup.py (or to tell setup.py to "get over it")? Or is
          there a Debian repository with a .deb package for it that I
          can point at (I noticed you may have some Debian sort of
          leaning while hunting through the help)?

          Push come to shove, it would be possible to manually copy
          files to their associated locations: docs and apidocs to a
          WebStack directory in /usr/share/docs, and the WebStack
          python files to /usr/lib/python2.3/WebStack ...is there
          anything else I'm missing here?

          Thanks,

          -tim









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            • Alexis Roda
              #4
              Re: Unified web API for CGI and mod_python?

              Tim Chase escribió:[color=blue]
              >
              > root@rubbish# cd ~tim/WebStack-1.1.2
              > root@rubbish# python2.3 setup.py install
              > running install
              > error: invalid Python installation: unable to open
              > /usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)
              >[/color]

              apt-get install python2.3-dev


              HTH

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                • Tim Chase
                  #5
                  Re: Unified web API for CGI and mod_python?

                  >>root@rubbis h# cd ~tim/WebStack-1.1.2[color=blue][color=green]
                  >>root@rubbis h# python2.3 setup.py install
                  >>running install
                  >>error: invalid Python installation: unable to open
                  >>/usr/lib/python2.3/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)[/color]
                  >
                  > apt-get install python2.3-dev[/color]

                  Worked like a charm, and the WebStack install took place
                  uneventfully. Only took half an hour to download the .deb
                  packages over dialup :-/

                  Thanks for your help!

                  -tim




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