# Returns a dictionary containing lists as values. d = parse_qs(environ['QUERY_STRING'])
# In this idiom you must issue a list containing a default value. age = d.get('age', [''])[0] # Returns the first age value. hobbies = d.get('hobbies', []) # Returns a list of hobbies.
# Always escape user input to avoid script injection age = escape(age) hobbies = [escape(hobby) for hobby in hobbies]
response_body = html % (age or'Empty', ', '.join(hobbies or ['No Hobbies']))
status = '200 OK'
# Now content type is text/html response_headers = [('Content-Type', 'text/html'), ('Content-Length', str(len(response_body)))] start_response(status, response_headers)
return [response_body]
httpd = make_server('localhost', 8051, application) # Now it is serve_forever() in instead of handle_request(). # In Windows you can kill it in the Task Manager (python.exe). # In Linux a Ctrl-C will do it. httpd.serve_forever()