pythonweb.py

web.py seeother() not functioning as expected

I'm new to web.py. Trying to setup redirection as explained in the documentation. However, when I send a curl request for localhost:8080/health/ the application returns None instead of the HAPPY

import web

urls = (
        #url, #class_name
        '/', 'index',
        '/(.*)/', 'redirect',   # match localhost:port/somepath/
        '/health', 'health'
)


class index:
    def GET(self):
        return 'Hello World!'

# this is faulty and not redirecting as expected
class redirect:
    def GET(self, path):
        web.seeother('/' + path)

class health:
    def GET(self):
        return "HAPPY"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = web.application(urls, globals())
    app.run()
Solution

  • Your python code is fine. The problem is your use of curl.

    By default, curl won't follow redirects unless instructed. Add the -L option and you're good to go.

    $ curl -L http://localhost:8080/health
HAPPY