how to change response code in CGIHTTPServer.py

[Daniel]

Hello,

Python 2.5.2
WinXP

I'm using CGIHTTPServer.py and want to return a response code of 400
with a message in the event that the cgi script fails for some
reason. I notice that
run_cgi(self):
executes this line of code,
self.send_response(200, "Script output follows")
which overwrites any headers that I print in my cgi. Is there some
way to modify the response code without having to override
CGIHTTPServer.py?

Thanks,

 

[Jeff McNeil]

Hello,

Python 2.5.2
WinXP

I'm using CGIHTTPServer.py and want to return a response code of 400
with a message in the event that the cgi script fails for some
reason.  I notice that
run_cgi(self):
executes this line of code,
self.send_response(200, "Script output follows")
which overwrites any headers that I print in my cgi.  Is there some
way to modify the response code without having to override
CGIHTTPServer.py?

Thanks,

....
Note that status code 200 is sent prior to execution of a CGI script,
so
scripts cannot send other status codes such as 302 (redirect).
....
It sets that header before it even fires off the CGI script and just
pipes the following response to the client.