ajax request to python script

Question

i just tested out a script i made. it is in python. i use ajax, to send a request and try and get the result.

function ajaxFunction(){
    var ajaxRequest;
    var e = document.getElementById("ktype");
    var ktype = e.options[e.selectedIndex].value;
    var acookie = document.getElementById("acookie").value;
alert (ktype +"\n" + acookie);
    try{
        ajaxRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
    } catch (e){
        try{
            ajaxRequest = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
        } catch (e) {
            try{
                ajaxRequest = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
            } catch (e){
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    ajaxRequest.onreadystatechange = function(){
        if (ajaxRequest.readyState < 4){
            document.getElementById("resp").innerHTML = "<center><img src='loading.gif' style='max-width:60px; max-height:60px;'></center>";
        }
        if(ajaxRequest.readyState == 4){
            document.getElementById("resp").innerHTML = ajaxRequest.responseText;
        }
    }
ajaxRequest.open("POST", "kindle.py", true);
ajaxRequest.setRequestHeader("Content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
ajaxRequest.send("amzcookie=" + acookie + "&ktype=" + ktype);
}

the python script uses CGI. no web framework like django.

when i do this request it just prints the contents of the python file. no code is executed.

Ditto on posting the Python code. It would also be helpful to have some information on your server setup beyond it being "CGI". Could you provide some information about what server you're running and the relevant portion of its config file? — Thomas, Jul 28 '12 at 18:47

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '12 at 19:03

You should use JQuery for that ... instead of writing your own Ajax request, it can be written in a line:

$.post('link-to-my-python-script',{data},
          function(answer){
                      // process your request here ..
                  });

You can read more about that here: JqueryPost

ajax request to python script

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