<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>4.9 _psp - Python Server Pages</title> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="4.9 _psp - Python Server Pages"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="modpython"> <META NAME="resource-type" CONTENT="document"> <META NAME="distribution" CONTENT="global"> <link rel="STYLESHEET" href="modpython.css"> <link rel="first" href="modpython.html"> <link rel="contents" href="contents.html" title="Contents"> <link rel="index" href="genindex.html" title="Index"> <LINK REL="previous" href="pyapi-sess.html"> <LINK REL="up" href="pythonapi.html"> <LINK REL="next" href="pyapi-psp-syntax.html"> </head> <body> <DIV CLASS="navigation"> <table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> <tr> <td><A href="pyapi-sess-classes.html"><img src="icons/previous.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Previous Page" width="32"></A></td> <td><A href="pythonapi.html"><img src="icons/up.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Up One Level" width="32"></A></td> <td><A href="pyapi-psp-syntax.html"><img src="icons/next.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Next Page" width="32"></A></td> <td align="center" width="100%">Mod_python Manual</td> <td><A href="contents.html"><img src="icons/contents.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Contents" width="32"></A></td> <td><img src="icons/blank.png" border="0" height="32" alt="" width="32"></td> <td><A href="genindex.html"><img src="icons/index.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Index" width="32"></A></td> </tr></table> <b class="navlabel">Previous:</b> <a class="sectref" href="pyapi-sess-classes.html">4.8.1 Classes</A> <b class="navlabel">Up:</b> <a class="sectref" href="pythonapi.html">4. Python API</A> <b class="navlabel">Next:</b> <a class="sectref" href="pyapi-psp-syntax.html">4.9.1 PSP Syntax</A> <br><hr> </DIV> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <H1><A NAME="SECTION006900000000000000000"> </A> <BR> 4.9 <tt class="module">_psp</tt> - Python Server Pages </H1> <P> The <tt class="module">_psp</tt> module provides a way to convert text documents (including, but not limited to HTML documents) containing Python code embedded in special brackets into pure Python code suitable for execution within a mod_python handler, thereby providing a versatile mechanism for delivering dynamic content in a style similar to similar to ASP, JSP and others. <P> The parser used by <tt class="module">_psp</tt> is written in C (generated using flex) and is therefore very fast. <P> Unlike other mod_python modules, <tt class="module">_psp</tt> is written in such a way that it can be imported outside of the Apache httpd process, e.g. in stand-alone command-line programs. <P> <i>See <A href="hand-psp.html#hand-psp">6.2</A> ``PSP Handler'' for additional PSP information.</i> <P> <p><hr> <!--Table of Child-Links--> <A NAME="CHILD_LINKS"><STRONG>Subsections</STRONG></a> <UL CLASS="ChildLinks"> <LI><A href="pyapi-psp-syntax.html">4.9.1 PSP Syntax</a> <LI><A href="pyapi-psp-funcs.html">4.9.2 Functions</a> </ul> <!--End of Table of Child-Links--> <DIV CLASS="navigation"> <p><hr> <table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> <tr> <td><A href="pyapi-sess-classes.html"><img src="icons/previous.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Previous Page" width="32"></A></td> <td><A href="pythonapi.html"><img src="icons/up.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Up One Level" width="32"></A></td> <td><A href="pyapi-psp-syntax.html"><img src="icons/next.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Next Page" width="32"></A></td> <td align="center" width="100%">Mod_python Manual</td> <td><A href="contents.html"><img src="icons/contents.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Contents" width="32"></A></td> <td><img src="icons/blank.png" border="0" height="32" alt="" width="32"></td> <td><A href="genindex.html"><img src="icons/index.png" border="0" height="32" alt="Index" width="32"></A></td> </tr></table> <b class="navlabel">Previous:</b> <a class="sectref" href="pyapi-sess-classes.html">4.8.1 Classes</A> <b class="navlabel">Up:</b> <a class="sectref" href="pythonapi.html">4. Python API</A> <b class="navlabel">Next:</b> <a class="sectref" href="pyapi-psp-syntax.html">4.9.1 PSP Syntax</A> <hr> <span class="release-info">Release 3.1.0a, documentation updated on August 26, 2003.</span> </DIV> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> </BODY> </HTML>