Base_HTTPServer_POST.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

# this is from The Python
# Standard Library by example
# ISBN13: 9780321767349

from BaseHTTPServer import BaseHTTPRequestHandler
import cgi


class PostHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):

    def do_POST(self):
        # Parse the form data posted
        form = cgi.FieldStorage(
            fp=self.rfile,
            headers=self.headers,
            environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'POST',
                     'CONTENT_TYPE': self.headers['Content-Type'],
                     })

        # Begin the response
        self.send_response(200)
        self.end_headers()
        self.wfile.write('Client: %s\n' %
                         str(self.client_address))
        self.wfile.write('Path: %s\n' % self.path)
        self.wfile.write('Form data:\n')

        # Echo back information about what was posted in the form
        for field in form.keys():
            field_item = form[field]
            if field_item.filename:
                # The field contains an uploaded file
                file_data = field_item.file.read()
                file_len = len(file_data)
                del file_data
                self.wfile.write(
                    '\tUploaded %s as "%s" (%d bytes)\n' %
                    (field, field_item.filename, file_len))

            else:
                # Regular form value
                self.wfile.write('\t%s=%s\n' %
                                 (field, form[field].value))

        return

if __name__ == '__main__':
    from BaseHTTPServer import HTTPServer
    server = HTTPServer(('localhost', 8080), PostHandler)
    print 'Starting server, use <Ctrl-C> to stop'
    server.serve_forever()