what do I need to run python on my webserver?

Question

what do I need to run python on my webserver ?

Should I enable some Apache module ?

Thanks

Answer 1

Make sure you also look at mod_wsgi. It's a nice alternative to running mod_python. Also, depending on your application, FastCGI is also an option (see packages like flup, which kind of acts as a bridge between FastCGI & WSGI).

Answer 2

Yea, you need mod_python.

Or you can enable cgi support by putting in a AddHandler cgi-script .py directive in your httpd.conf...You'll need to put a cgi shebang on the first line of your script as well (i.e. !#/usr/bin/python).