Newbie CGI problem

[Rory Campbell-Lange]

#!/usr/bin/python
import cgi
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"
print "hi"

Gives me the following in my browser:

'''
hi
Content-type: text/html


hi
'''

Why are there two 'hi's?

Thanks,
Rory

 

[aurora]

Not sure about the repeated hi. But you are supposed to use \r\n\r\n, not
just \n\n according to the HTTP specification.

 

[m]

#!/usr/bin/python
import cgi
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"
print "hi"

Gives me the following in my browser:

'''
hi
Content-type: text/html


hi
'''

Why are there two 'hi's?

Thanks,
Rory

gives just one hi for me.

 

[m]

gives just one hi for me.

"
Content-type: text/html


hi
"
I get this

 

[Peter Otten]

#!/usr/bin/python
import cgi
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"
print "hi"

Gives me the following in my browser:

'''
hi
Content-type: text/html


hi
'''

Why are there two 'hi's?

You have chosen a bad name for your script: cgi.py.
It is now self-importing. Rename it to something that doesn't clash with the
standard library, and all should be OK.

Peter

 

[aurora]

You have chosen a bad name for your script: cgi.py.
It is now self-importing. Rename it to something that doesn't clash with
the
standard library, and all should be OK.

Peter

You are genius.

 

[Rory Campbell-Lange]

You have chosen a bad name for your script: cgi.py.
It is now self-importing. Rename it to something that doesn't clash with the
standard library, and all should be OK.

Thanks very much. Ouch!
Rory