Would you like to learn how to install Apache and enable the use of Python CGIs on a computer running Ubuntu Linux? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to enable the CGI feature and enable Python scripts to run on the Apache server.

• Ubuntu 18
• Ubuntu 19
• Ubuntu 20
• Apache 2.4.41
• Python 3

Equipment list

Here you can find the list of equipment used to create this tutorial.

This link will also show the software list used to create this tutorial.

Related tutorial – Python

On this page, we offer quick access to a list of tutorials related to Python.

Tutorial Ubuntu – Enable Python on Apache

Install the Python package.

Copy to Clipboard

Install the Apache server and enable the module named CGID.

Copy to Clipboard

Restart the Apache service.

Copy to Clipboard

As an example, let’s create a Python CGI script.

Use the PIP application to install a Python library named ART.

Copy to Clipboard

Access the Apache’s CGI directory.

Copy to Clipboard

Create a test page using Python.

Copy to Clipboard

Here is the file content.

Copy to Clipboard

Change the file permission.

Copy to Clipboard

Open your browser and enter the IP address of your web server plus /cgi-bin/test.py.

In our example, the following URL was entered in the Browser:

• http://172.31.7.220/cgi-bin/test.py

The Python page should display the following message.

Apache CGI Python

Congratulations! Apache is now able to use Python scripts as CGI.