Python CGI

Receive data

Sample program：

The program is same for both get and post method. 
#!/usr/bin/python
#coding: utf-8

import cgi
import os

message = ''
method = ''

method = os.environ['REQUEST_METHOD']

form = cgi.FieldStorage()
if( form.has_key('message') ):
	message = form['message'].value

print 'Content-Type: text/html'
print

print '''
<html>
<head>
<META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">
<title>Python message test</title>
</head>
<body>
Your message is:<br>
 %s <br>
<br>
Method is %s <br>
</body>
</html>
''' % ( message, method )
html for get method 
<html>
<head>
<META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">
<title>Python get test</title>
</head>
<body>

<form method="get" action="message.cgi">
Your message:<br>
<input name="message" size="64" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

</body>
</html>
html for post method 
<html>
<head>
<META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">
<title>Python post test</title>
</head>
<body>

<form method="post" action="message.cgi">
Your message:<br>
<input name="message" size="64" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

</body>
</html>
Try get method
Try post method
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Description：

#!/usr/local/bin/python
#coding: utf-8
Put the path of python. For some servers, it should be modified to /usr/local/bin/python or other path.
Declear that character code is utf-8. 
method = os.environ['REQUEST_METHOD']
Retrive method type. 
form = cgi.FieldStorage()
if( form.has_key('message') ):
	message = form['message'].value
cgi.FieldStorage can get data. 
print 'Content-Type: text/html'
print
It is required to output html by CGI.