10minutewebpywin.md

10-minute guide to start Python web development on Windows

1. Navigate on your web browser to https://www.python.org/downloads

2. Click on Download Python 2.7.11

3. Install the downloaded package using the default settings

4. Open a terminal prompt: WindowsKey + R -> cmd.exe -> Enter

5. Type: c:\python27\scripts\pip.exe install bottle

6. Open windows explorer, navigate to your Documents folder, create a new folder called webdev1 and navigate to it

7. Press Alt key on keyboard, click on File -> New -> Text Document

8. Name your new file test1.py and open it with a text editor, standard notepad will do, but you will not be able to edit it by double-clicking on the file

9. Insert the following code in the file:

    from bottle import route, run, template
   
    @route('/hello/<name>')
    def index(name):
        return template('<b>Hello {{name}}</b>!', name=name)
   
    run(host='localhost', port=9090)
   

10. Double-click on the test1.py file to run it, a prompt window should appear with a text like Bottle v0.12.9 server starting up... etc

11. Navigate on your web browser to http://localhost:9090/hello/world

12. Enjoy your first Python web application!