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Basic python HTTP server and manipulation of POST data
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| <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <title>Not eligible</title> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <h1>Oops, you are too young to have your own conscience. Try again next year.</h1> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> |
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| <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <title>Eligible</title> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <h1>Good news, You are eligible to vote.</h1> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> |
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| <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <title>Using Python's SimpleHTTPServer Module</title> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <form method = 'POST' action="verify"> | |
| <label for="fname">First name:</label><br> | |
| <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" placeholder="Enter your name"><br> | |
| <label for="age">Last name:</label><br> | |
| <input type="text" id="age" name="age" placeholder="Enter your age here"><br><br> | |
| <input type="submit" value="Submit"> | |
| </form> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> |
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| import http.server | |
| import socketserver | |
| class MyHttpRequestHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler): | |
| def do_GET(self): | |
| print ("MY SERVER: I got a GET request.") | |
| if self.path == '/': | |
| print ("MY SERVER: The GET request is for the root URL.") | |
| self.path = 'my_webpage.html' | |
| return http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.do_GET(self) | |
| def do_POST(self): | |
| print ("MY SERVER: I got a POST request.") | |
| if self.path == '/verify': | |
| print ("MY SERVER: The POST request is for the /verify URL.") | |
| content_length = int(self.headers['Content-Length']) | |
| post_data_bytes = self.rfile.read(content_length) | |
| print ("MY SERVER: The post data I received from the request has following data:\n", post_data_bytes) | |
| post_data_str = post_data_bytes.decode("UTF-8") | |
| list_of_post_data = post_data_str.split('&') | |
| post_data_dict = {} | |
| for item in list_of_post_data: | |
| variable, value = item.split('=') | |
| post_data_dict[variable] = value | |
| print ("MY SERVER: I have changed the post data to a dict and here it is:\n", post_data_dict) | |
| age = int(post_data_dict['age']) | |
| if age > 18: | |
| self.path = 'age_okay.html' | |
| else: | |
| self.path = 'age_not_okay.html' | |
| return http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.do_GET(self) | |
| # Create an object of the above class | |
| handler_object = MyHttpRequestHandler | |
| PORT = 8000 | |
| my_server = socketserver.TCPServer(("", PORT), handler_object) | |
| # Start the server | |
| my_server.serve_forever() |
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Thanks for the example. Here some suggestions: