This chapter presents the second of two server-side Python web programming case studies. It covers the design and implementation of PyErrata, a CGI-based web site implemented entirely in Python that allows users to post book comments and error reports, and demonstrates the concepts underlying persistent database storage in the CGI world. As we'll see, this case study teaches both server-side scripting and Python development techniques.
Introducing Python
Part I: System Interfaces
System Tools
Parallel System Tools
Larger System Examples I
Larger System Examples II
Part II: GUI Programming
Graphical User Interfaces
A Tkinter Tour, Part 1
A Tkinter Tour, Part 2
Larger GUI Examples
Part III: Internet Scripting
Network Scripting
Client-Side Scripting
Server-Side Scripting
Larger Web Site Examples I
Larger Web Site Examples II
Advanced Internet Topics
Part IV: Assorted Topics
Databases and Persistence
Data Structures
Text and Language
Part V: Integration
Extending Python
Embedding Python
VI: The End
Conclusion Python and the Development Cycle