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Léo Léopold Hertz 준영
Asked: 2009-07-28 02:27:35 +0800 CST

To know whether my Uni can run Python web applications

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I am completing my first database project. I am going to set up mod_wsgi to Apache such that I can run Python webframework on my Uni's servers. I am not sure whether my Uni has those tools or not.

My Uni gives me no support in Python and its config to their servers.

I would like to know a way to get info about the servers in the shell such that I can decide whether to use their supported tools (Oracle, PHP), or tools which I like (Python, MySQL).

Which commands can you run to get info about the servers such that I can decide which tools to use?

mysql mod-wsgi database python

3 Answers

  1. If this is a uni project, I would really consult with them, not just to determine what you can run, but also what they will accept as a project deliverable.

    Otherwise you could waste a lot of time working on a project that nobody is prepared to mark.

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  2. Step 1: Try to call python

    > python
or
> /usr/local/bin/python

    Step 2:

    in python call

    > import sys
> print sys.path

    to findout where the modules are

    Step 3: Go to the dirs listed in sys.path (via cd) and examine the modules, search for 'mysql' and 'django'

    :-( It is possible that you have not the rights to do these steps !

    Try in python :

    import _mysql

    import django

    if this fails:

    you can try to download django and install it in your home and use sqlite or oracle with django

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  3. Best Answer

    From what you've written I see no reason to rely on the uni's server. Is there any reason you can't just run this on your own machine? If not, you could just install the tools you want to use.

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