Python CGI: how to retrieve variables passed by URL

[Sean Berry]

If I go to my cgi python script with
localhost/cgi-bin/script-name.cgi?variable=value

How do I gather this value?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Sean Berry]

This may help, but not sure if there is a better, built in way.

print os.environ["QUERY_STRING"].split("=")[1]

prints value if I use localhost/cgi-bin/script-name.cgi?variable=value and
this will work... but is there a better way?

 

[Heiko Wundram]

Am Freitag 23 April 2004 07:42 schrieb Sean Berry:

print os.environ["QUERY_STRING"].split("=")[1]

prints value if I use localhost/cgi-bin/script-name.cgi?variable=value and
this will work... but is there a better way?

Start python, and type import cgi and then help(cgi). The cgi module should
take care of what you need perfectly. If the docstrings aren't enough to get
you started, go to www.python.org -> Documentation -> Global Module Index and
check the documentation of the cgi module there.

HTH!

Heiko.