Python CGI with IIS6 returns a 404 error

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I'm trying to get Python 2.7 working as a CGI script in IIS6. I do this all the time on W2k8, but this is the first time I've tried to use it on IIS6 and I cannot get it to work. Googling suggests just two steps are needed:

  1. Create the Web Service Extension
  2. Add a mapping for .py

I've done both of these but when I try to open a test.py page I get a 404 error. There must be something simple I'm missing. Any suggestions gratefully received while I still have some hair left!

I'm testing on a new install of W2k3R2 so there is nothing extra like URLScan or AV that might be interfering.

I created the Web Service Extension using:

WSE

I'm using Python in a virtual directory, and the directory properties are:

DirectoryProps

And finally the mapping is:

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Best Answer

You can find the additional steps to map your D: Python executable as a CGI, documented on David Wang's MSN Blog

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