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| author | Géry Ogam <gery.ogam@gmail.com> | 2021-05-14 17:09:01 (GMT) |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2021-05-14 17:09:01 (GMT) |
| commit | 19d839ae20db9c6f740646e99df7f4601cb9f4dc (patch) | |
| tree | 6040b356edad6c4e8d6b9f5403ab38204f1ed489 | |
| parent | be7e467bcf5e419302d887904ef3e8fd310c68e7 (diff) | |
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[doc] Fix typos in cgi.rst (#24766)
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diff --git a/Doc/library/cgi.rst b/Doc/library/cgi.rst index 05d9cdf..d3bd20d 100644 --- a/Doc/library/cgi.rst +++ b/Doc/library/cgi.rst @@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ algorithms implemented in this module in other circumstances. .. function:: test() Robust test CGI script, usable as main program. Writes minimal HTTP headers and - formats all information provided to the script in HTML form. + formats all information provided to the script in HTML format. .. function:: print_environ() @@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ Caring about security .. index:: pair: CGI; security -There's one important rule: if you invoke an external program (via the -:func:`os.system` or :func:`os.popen` functions. or others with similar +There's one important rule: if you invoke an external program (via +:func:`os.system`, :func:`os.popen` or other functions with similar functionality), make very sure you don't pass arbitrary strings received from the client to the shell. This is a well-known security hole whereby clever hackers anywhere on the Web can exploit a gullible CGI script to invoke @@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ above on installing your CGI script carefully can save you a lot of time. If you wonder whether you have understood the installation procedure correctly, try installing a copy of this module file (:file:`cgi.py`) as a CGI script. When invoked as a script, the file will dump its environment and the contents of the -form in HTML form. Give it the right mode etc, and send it a request. If it's +form in HTML format. Give it the right mode etc., and send it a request. If it's installed in the standard :file:`cgi-bin` directory, it should be possible to send it a request by entering a URL into your browser of the form: |