File upload example

import cgi

form = cgi.FieldStorage()

if not form:

print """

<form action="/cgi-bin/test.py" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">

<input type="file" name="filename">

<input type="submit">

</form>

"""

elif form.has_key("filename"):

item = form["filename"]

if item.file:

data = item.file.read() # read contents of file

print cgi.escape(data) # rather dumb action

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