How to set a cookie and then redirect using Python?

[Kim Rowden]

I've read that Python does not alllow one to set a cookie and then redirect. I'm trying to save the current page location before pushing the user to the signin page.

I'm coming from ASP, which allows for this in a very simple manner:

if request.cookies("GDtoken") = '' then
  response.cookies("cpage") = request.servervariables("PATH_INFO")
  response.redirect "signin.asp"
end if

... I'm surprised that I couldn't find a workaround or a solution for Python.

Here's my Python code:

if 'GDtoken' not in cookie:
  #save the location of this page to the cookie
  cookie['cpage'] = os.environ.get('SCRIPT_NAME', '/')
  cookie['cpage']['expires'] = 60*30
  cookie['cpage']['path'] = '/'
	
  #save the continuation page cookie
  print 'Status: 302 Moved Temporarily'
  print cookie.output()

  #and redirect user to the signin page
  print 'Location: signin.py'
  print
  exit()

The cookie is not set when I get to signin.py
How would one do this in Python?

Thanks!