Question

I got a Python function that outputs a list like this,

def get_items(argument):    
    for item in items:
        print item

On the terminal, when I pass an argument to my function and print, like, “get_items(test)” I get:

item1
item2
item3

Now, I need to get this on post through storage field (I already got this part working, but I can only print variables with static content, while the content of a list inside a function will return “None”). What I need looks like this,

item1
item2
item3

In view source, it will look like this,

<p>
item1<br/>
item2<br/>
item3<br/>
</p>

I’m stomped on how to print this, which in php would be such a simple approach as embedding php within the html content. However, Python throws a 500 error anytime I try anything….
Please, help!

Answer 1

If you are executing your script as a CGI- your script MUST echo out a Content-type followed by 2 returns before anything else:

print "Content-Type: text/html\n"

def get_items(item):    
    for item in items:
        print item+'<br />'

print "<p>"
get_items(foo)
print "</p>"