Python CGIHTTPServer Default Directories

Question

I\'ve got the following minimal code for a CGI-handling HTTP server, derived from several examples on the inner-tubes:

#!/usr/bin/env python

import BaseHTTP         


        

Answer 1

My suspicions were correct. The examples from which this code is derived showed the wrong way to set the default directory to be the same directory in which the server script resides. To set the default directory in this way, use:

handler.cgi_directories = ["/"]

Caution: This opens up potentially huge security holes if you're not behind any kind of a firewall. This is only an instructive example. Use only with extreme care.