Get data from python with ajax

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I'm passing data to a python script with ajax but I can't get that data back. The most I managed to get is 'undefined' or the script text itself (no idea why...). Currently, after a lot of tries, I get nothing.

I don't know if this is related but I'm new to python and didn't want to use any framework, so I'm using SimpleHTTPServer. Anyway...

This is the ajax call

$(function(){
    $.ajax({
        type: "GET",
        url: "con-test.py",
        dataType: "json",
        success: function (responseText) {
            alert(responseText); /* responseText.stuff is not working either */
        }
    });
});

And the script con-test.py

import json

result = {}
result['stuff'] = 'banana'
json_string = json.dumps(result)

print result # also tried return result

There is a sample of SimpleHTTPServer sending an ajax response in in the simplehttpserver tag — pd40
– pd40, Commented Jun 11, 2013 at 0:21

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:18:53Z

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You can't use SimpleHTTPServer for web-apps. It is not executing any code, it simply serves raw files (that's why you only managed to get the script text). I suggest using some web-framework; see this question.

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:18

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answered Jun 9, 2013 at 19:21

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3 Comments

Yoni Levy Over a year ago

Oh... I see. Well can you suggest a simple framework? I tried django and it's nice but I'm looking for something less restricting (I may not want to use MVC).

kirelagin Over a year ago

@YoniLevy Django is not restricting at all. It is a set of nice modules (templating, ORM, l10n, URL dispatcher, etc.) and you are free to use only the ones you find useful for your project. I can't really suggest anything as I'm using Django, but hm… well, probably you should look at Flask.

Simon K Bhatta4ya Over a year ago

web2py Web Framework is also lightweight. A complete list is available here

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