Writing CGI Programs in Python

Python has a very extensive, well documented and portable module library that provides a large variety of useful functions. The Internet-related collection is particularly impressive, with modules to deal with everything from parsing and retrieving URL's to retrieving mail from POP servers and everything in between. Main topics include: Why should my next CGI project be in Python? Your First CGI program in Python, Getting some real work done, Defining a useful Display function, Putting the pieces together, and Simple Database Access.

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Five Minutes to a Python CGI

This is a quick overview of Python script language. Discussion includes comparison to other scripting languages, Using the Python CGI Module, debugging, and more.

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Charming Python: Text processing in Python for beginners

This article brings out the ability of Python to scan and manipulate textual data. It explains some general concepts of regular expressions and offers advice on when to use regular expressions while processing text

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