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SF patch #1055159 via Titus Brown: Document redirect limitation. 

Bug fix candidate.
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Jeremy Hylton 2004-12-22 14:19:09 +00:00
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@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ run CGI scripts.
on Mac OS it will only be able to run Python scripts within the same on Mac OS it will only be able to run Python scripts within the same
process as itself.} process as itself.}
\note{CGI scripts run by the \class{CGIHTTPRequestHandler} class cannot execute
redirects (HTTP code 302), because code 200 (script output follows)
is sent prior to execution of the CGI script. This pre-empts the status
code.}
The \module{CGIHTTPServer} module defines the following class: The \module{CGIHTTPServer} module defines the following class:
\begin{classdesc}{CGIHTTPRequestHandler}{request, client_address, server} \begin{classdesc}{CGIHTTPRequestHandler}{request, client_address, server}

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Lib/CGIHTTPServer.py
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@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ requests are executed sychronously.
SECURITY WARNING: DON'T USE THIS CODE UNLESS YOU ARE INSIDE A FIREWALL SECURITY WARNING: DON'T USE THIS CODE UNLESS YOU ARE INSIDE A FIREWALL
-- it may execute arbitrary Python code or external programs. -- it may execute arbitrary Python code or external programs.
Note that status code 200 is sent prior to execution of a CGI script, so
scripts cannot send other status codes such as 302 (redirect).
""" """