Getting a test python script working

[anjanesh]

Hi

My client has a dedicated server having Plesk 7.5.4 with mod_python enabled.

I tried to run a test script

Print "hello"

but nothing shows up.
I had this in the htaccess

AddHandler mod_python .py
# AddHandler python-program .py # Tried this too but same result
PythonHandler mptest
PythonDebug On

How do I get a test python script running ?

Thanks

 

[theone]

First you need to get the python binary location, su to root

which python

Then try the following script in a file and save it as Hello.py

#!/usr/bin/python
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
print "This is a test file of python";

Remember to change the path to python binary location

 

[anjanesh]

If python is available as a mod and not as CGI, why do we have to give the shebang line ?

from mod_python import apache

def handler(req):
      req.log_error('handler')
      req.content_type = 'text/html'
      req.send_http_header()
      req.write('Working<hr>')
      return apache.OK