How do I use Python with apache2?

I'm trying to get Python working with Apache, however I'm failing to have success with either CGI or mod_python.

Does anyone know a good tutorial or something?

Thanks.

mod_python is basically non-maintained - you should look into mod_wsgi. Install the package libapache2-mod-wsgi, then issue sudo a2enmod wsgi to enable it.

Just as a quick example to get it running, stuff something like this in your /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default:

WSGIScriptAlias /test /path/to/python/file.py

And in the file /path/to/python/file.py:

def application(environ, start_response):
    start_response('200 OK', [('Content-Type', 'text/plain')])
    return "Hello World"

After re-starting Apache2, any request to /test will turn into a call of application() in your python file.

For further reading, look into WSGI (WebServer Gateway Interface), the way Python integrates with web-servers.

Bonus / Update:

Python (unsurprisingly) has a small WSGI server in the standard library for testing. If you add this in the bottom of your file, you can run it as any old executable for testing purposes, and then let Apache take over for production:

if __name__ == '__main__':
    from wsgiref.simple_server import make_server

    httpd = make_server('', 8080, application)
    print "Serving on http://localhost:8080"

    httpd.serve_forever()

How do I use Python with apache2?

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