[2.5.1 + CGI] Which interpreter and files?

[Gilles]

Hello

I'd like to use the Mongoose basic web server with Python which can
call scripts through CGI.

I have a coupole of questions:

1. Mongoose must be told in the shebang file where to locate the
interpreter, but ActivePython 2.5.1 comes with fours files that look
like the interpreter (actually, two files, since the other two have
the same size so they are probably left overs):
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01/05/2007 18:01 24.064 python.exe
01/05/2007 18:01 24.064 python25.exe
01/05/2007 18:01 24.576 pythonw.exe
01/05/2007 18:01 24.576 pythonw25.exe
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2. Which files and directories do I really need and must provide, and
which can I do without?
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Directory of C:\Python25

20/07/2007 02:38 <DIR> DLLs
20/07/2007 02:38 <DIR> include
02/09/2012 11:47 <DIR> Lib
20/07/2007 02:38 <DIR> libs
18/07/2007 15:33 348.160 msvcr71.dll
28/10/2009 12:31 2.017 psyco-wininst.log
05/04/2008 03:17 9.226 py2exe-wininst.log
20/11/2008 15:13 4.218 pysqlite-wininst.log
01/05/2007 18:01 24.064 python.exe
01/05/2007 18:01 24.064 python25.exe
01/05/2007 18:01 24.576 pythonw.exe
01/05/2007 18:01 24.576 pythonw25.exe
03/05/2010 12:01 61.440 Removeapsw.exe
28/10/2009 12:31 61.440 Removepsyco.exe
05/04/2008 03:17 61.440 Removepy2exe.exe
20/11/2008 15:13 61.440 Removepysqlite.exe
14/11/2008 18:22 61.440 Removesetuptools.exe
07/07/2010 14:43 <DIR> Scripts
14/11/2008 18:24 9.859 setuptools-wininst.log
20/07/2007 02:39 <DIR> tcl
20/07/2007 02:39 <DIR> Tools
01/05/2007 18:01 4.608 w9xpopen.exe
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Thank you.

 

[Chris Angelico]

1. Mongoose must be told in the shebang file where to locate the
interpreter, but ActivePython 2.5.1 comes with fours files that look
like the interpreter (actually, two files, since the other two have
the same size so they are probably left overs):
============================
01/05/2007 18:01 24.064 python.exe
01/05/2007 18:01 24.064 python25.exe
01/05/2007 18:01 24.576 pythonw.exe
01/05/2007 18:01 24.576 pythonw25.exe
============================

The ones with the -w tag are designed for Windows apps that are going
to bring up a GUI and don't want a console. The python[w]25.exe ones
will be in case you have multiple Pythons installed and want to
explicitly call for version 2.5. You probably want python.exe, but
python25.exe will work too.


ChrisA

 

[Gilles]

The ones with the -w tag are designed for Windows apps that are going
to bring up a GUI and don't want a console. The python[w]25.exe ones
will be in case you have multiple Pythons installed and want to
explicitly call for version 2.5. You probably want python.exe, but
python25.exe will work too.

Thanks for the info.