This tutorial covers two web programming models that can be used with Python: the CGI standard and mod_python.

As a general rule if you are in a shared host environment then your only option will be to run python scripts as CGI. Some specialized hosting providers will let you use and configure mod_python. Mod_python's performance and flexibility is much superior to CGI.

There is no need to read the mod_python section if you want CGI and vice versa. They are not related to each other. To follow this tutorial it is required that you have a basic Python programming knowledge. If you need to learn how to program visit the Python Tutorial first.

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