Running Python scripts with Xampp

Question

I\'m using python 2.7.13
At first the browser was showing the raw code.

what I did:

Edited httpd.conf

AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl .as         


        

Answer 1

Run Python in xampp for windows:

STEP-1:[Download Python]

Download & install the latest version of python from www.python.org Download Python & click on the windows installer of any version [ex. python-3.6.2]

STEP 2: [Install Python] Install in any directory of your harddrive [ex. D:\python-3.6.2]

STEP 3: [Configure Python] The XAMPP GUI can quickly access the httpd.conf file like so:

Otherwise open the directory where xammp was installed Go to apache >> conf e.g.) D:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf. You'll see a file named httpd.conf. Open it in any text editor & put the below codes in the end of that file:

AddHandler cgi-script .py
ScriptInterpreterSource Registry-Strict

STEP 4:[optional]

In same file search for . When you've found it put index.py in the end It will look something like this

    DirectoryIndex index.php index.pl index.cgi index.asp index.shtml index.html index.htm \
    default.php default.pl default.cgi default.asp default.shtml default.html default.htm \
    home.php home.pl home.cgi home.asp home.shtml home.html home.htm index.py

STEP 5:[restart apache/xampp]

That's all for editing, now restart apache from your xampp control panel

STEP 6:[Run Python from xammp]

Open a text editor & test python now on xammp htdoc directory [ex. D:\xampp\htdocs\PythonProject]. But wait at the beginning of your script you need to specify the path where you've installed python. In my case its D:/python-3.6.2/python.exe .In your case it may be different, depending up on the version you've installed python & the directory of your hard drive python Code .

    #!D:/python-3.6.2/python.exe
    print("Content-Type: text/html\n")
    print ("Hello Python Web Browser!! This is cool!!")

or

    #!C:/Users/YOUR_WINDOWS_PROFILE/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python37-32/python.exe
    print("Content-Type: text/html")
    print()
    print ("""
    
    
This is my first CGI script
    """)

Save the file as test.py in htdocs & open http://localhost/PythonProject\test.py .If everything goes well, You'll see the text "Hello Python Web Browser!! This is cool!!"