Question 1

I understand that I should use mod_wsgi to run Python, and I have been trying to get that set up, but I'm confused about it:

This is a sample configuration I found for web.py:

LoadModule wsgi_module modules/mod_wsgi.soWSGIScriptAlias /appname /var/www/webpy-app/code.py/Alias /appname/static /var/www/webpy-app/static/
AddType text/html .py<Directory /var/www/webpy-app/>Order deny,allowAllow from all
</Directory>

So... I understand I have to configure my web server to point to the python application? Isn't there a way to use it like PHP, where, when you request a .py file, Python interprets it? How can I get my web server to the very basic state, where I can upload a file containing print "Hello World", request it, and have it say "Hello World"?

Question 2

Most similar to the PHP model is perhaps Python Server Pages, PSP.

mod_python has a PSP handler. The files you create look like this:

<html>
<body>
<%
for n in range(3):# This indent will persist
%>
<p>This paragraph will be 
repeated 3 times.</p>
<%
# This line will cause the block to end
%>
This line will only be shown once.
</body>
</html>

Spyce takes the PSP model a step further, as does Webware for Python.

This article is a good introduction to mod_python's PSP.

Using Python like PHP in Apache/Windows

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