Q276494: Using Python Scripts with IIS
Article: Q276494
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 4.0,5.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbDSupport
Last Modified: 20-JUN-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0
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SUMMARY
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Python is an interpreted scripting language similar in concept to Microsoft
Visual Basic Script (VBScript), Microsoft JScript, Perl, or other scripting
languages. While Internet Information Server (IIS) uses the Windows Scripting
Host for its VBScript and JScript needs, IIS can use other script interpreters
for Active Server Pages (ASP) as well as simple Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
scripts. This article describes how to use Python as your scripting language of
choice for both CGI and ASP.
MORE INFORMATION
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You can choose any Python interpreter as the script engine for processing Python
scripts. The example in this article uses ActiveState's ActivePython 2.0.
The following steps show how to set up the installed Python interpreter as a
script engine for use with IIS and ASP.
1. Make sure that the Web site containing the Python scripts has an application
set up. To do this, perform the following steps:
a. In the Internet Service Manager (ISM), right-click the directory that is
the application starting point, and then click Properties.
b. Click the Home Directory, Virtual Directory, or Directory tab.
c. Under Application Settings, verify that the Name text box is active, and
that it contains a name.
d. If the dialog box is inactive, click Create to create an application, and
then give the application a name (the default name is "Default
Application").
e. Under Permissions, verify that Execute (including script) is selected.
For more information about setting up applications, see "Configuring
Applications" in IIS Help.
2. Verify that application mapping for .py files is set up. To do this, perform
the following steps:
a. In the ISM, under Internet Information Server, right-click the computer
name, and then click Properties.
b. From the Master Properties drop-down list, click WWW Service and then
click Edit.
c. Click the Home Directory tab, and then click Configuration.
d. To add the application mapping, click Add, and then create a new mapping
by using the following information (substituting the correct path on your
computer):
- Executable: "C:\Python20\python.exe %s %s" (The two "%s" after the
executable are required for console-based script interpreters but would
not be required for an Internet Server API [ISAPI]-based script
interpreter).
- Extension: .py
- Script engine: selected.
- Check that File Exists: selected (for security)
Click OK.
3. Verify that the file and directory permissions are set correctly in the
computer's access control list (ACL). For anonymous access, the
IUSR_[computername] and IWAM_[computername] user accounts must have at least
"read" permission (RX). When using other types of password authentication,
the permissions required may vary.
The following Python script can be used to test for the proper installation and
execution of Python-based CGI scripts with IIS.
Create a file in a text editor such as Microsoft Notepad, and include the
following lines of code. Save the file in the scripts folder as "Test.py"
(without the quotation marks).
print
print 'Status: 200 OK'
print 'Content-type: text/html'
print
print '<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Python Sample CGI</TITLE></HEAD>'
print '<BODY>'
print '<H1>This is a header</H1>'
print '<p>' #this is a comment
print 'See this is just like most other HTML'
print '<br>'
print '</BODY>'
Browse "Test.py" on the Web site:
http://<computer_name>/scripts/test.py
Alternatively, you can use the Python interpreter as your script interpreter in
your ASP pages. After you have the Python scripting engine registered, create a
file by using Notepad and include the following lines of code. Save the file in
the scripts folder as "Python.asp" (without the quotation marks).
<%@LANGUAGE=Python%>
<HTML>
<head></head>
<body>
<h1>Python Test</h1>
<%
#do some python stuff here
Response.Write('Python Test<br>')
Response.write('<h3>Smaller heading</hr>')
%>
</body>
</html>
Browse "Python.asp" on the Web site:
http://<computer_name>/scripts/python.asp
REFERENCES
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For more information on Python see:
http://www.python.org/
For the ActiveState Python Interpreter see:
http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePython/
The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
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The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help
you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to
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Additional query words: iis 5
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Keywords : kbDSupport
Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400
Version : :4.0,5.0
Issue type : kbinfo
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