Setting up a Python CGI Sandbox on Windows
It makes sense sometimes to set up a sandbox for development of CGI. By sandbox I mean a computer isolated from the web running all the programs needed to develop for CGI. If you have a Windows machine there are fewer resources available online for setting up Apache, etc than for a Linux box. Note that installing a Apache server does take some resources but I noticed no difference on the 3 GHz Pentium D machine with 1 Gb RAM that I was using. follow these steps in setting up a windows machine: Install Python If you are going to put scripts on a server at an ISP such as 1and1 or GoDaddy you should be aware of the version of Python available to your hosting package. For 1and1 I installed Python 2.5. Also be aware that neither 1and1 nor GoDaddy use modpython at this time. Install Apache Use a standard install of Apache. It should take only a few minutes to install and configure. When you are setting up make it "localhost". Add python as a CGI by modifying the foll