Best/Fastest Way to Test Python CGI locally?

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Published on 2010-03-22T05:27:45Z Indexed on 2010/03/22 5:31 UTC
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Just wondering whats the best way to test Python CGI while developing a site? (I'm used to PHP for web dev so bare with me :P)

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