Python CGI not working in Firefox but does in IE

I have this Python CGI script running:

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print 'Content-type: text/plain\n'
 
location = 'http://server1.com'
 
page = '''

<html>

<head>

<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0; URL='''+location+'''">

</head>

<body></body>

</html>'''
 
print page

It works fine and redirects perfectly when using Internet Explorer but
only shows this in a Firefox window:

[OUTPUT]
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0; URL=http://server1.com">
</head>
</html>
[/OUTPUT]

Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Also, is there a redirect command somewhere within Python CGI that can
get this done instead as I would actually prefer to have the CGI code
execute this rather than depend on the HTML to do it.

Thanks,

Harlin Seritt

Feb 22 '06 #1

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Richard Brodie

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print 'Content-type: text/plain\n'

That's your problem. You've said text/plain when you meant text/html.

Feb 22 '06 #2

Iain King

Harlin Seritt wrote:

I have this Python CGI script running:

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print 'Content-type: text/plain\n'

location = 'http://server1.com'

page = '''

<html>

<head>

<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0; URL='''+location+'''">

</head>

<body></body>

</html>'''

print page

It works fine and redirects perfectly when using Internet Explorer but
only shows this in a Firefox window:

[OUTPUT]
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0; URL=http://server1.com">
</head>
</html>
[/OUTPUT]

Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Also, is there a redirect command somewhere within Python CGI that can
get this done instead as I would actually prefer to have the CGI code
execute this rather than depend on the HTML to do it.

Thanks,

Harlin Seritt

this snippet works (from code I wrote to implement a shoutbox):

print '''<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL='''+HOME+'''" />
</head>
<body>
<p>Please wait...</p>
</body>
</html>'''

I assume your version doesn't work because of the uppercase 'R'.

Iain

Feb 22 '06 #3

Harlin Seritt

Ack... I'm an idiot... Thanks Richard -- You're the Man!

Feb 22 '06 #4

Iain King

Iain King wrote:

Harlin Seritt wrote:
I have this Python CGI script running:

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> print 'Content-type: text/plain\n'

>

> location = 'http://server1.com'

>

> page = '''

> <html>

> <head>

> <meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0; URL='''+location+'''">

> </head>

> <body></body>

> </html>'''

>

> print page

>

It works fine and redirects perfectly when using Internet Explorer but
only shows this in a Firefox window:

[OUTPUT]
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0; URL=http://server1.com">
</head>
</html>
[/OUTPUT]

Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Also, is there a redirect command somewhere within Python CGI that can
get this done instead as I would actually prefer to have the CGI code
execute this rather than depend on the HTML to do it.

Thanks,

Harlin Seritt

this snippet works (from code I wrote to implement a shoutbox):

print '''<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL='''+HOME+'''" />
</head>
<body>
<p>Please wait...</p>
</body>
</html>'''

I assume your version doesn't work because of the uppercase 'R'.

Iain

There's a well known phrase about the word 'assume'...

Iain

Feb 22 '06 #5

Kent Johnson

Harlin Seritt wrote:

Also, is there a redirect command somewhere within Python CGI that can
get this done instead as I would actually prefer to have the CGI code
execute this rather than depend on the HTML to do it.

http://groups.google.com/group/comp....929fab0d414b2c
shows how do do a redirect with HTTP headers.

Kent

Feb 22 '06 #6

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