unable to Raise a “File Download” Dialog Box using python cgi script

Question

In my pursuit to pop up a download box in the client window(for sqlite3.db file). I wrote this code:

#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
# HTTP Header
print "Content-Type:application/octet-stream; name=\"sqlite3.db\"\r\n";
print "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"sqlite3.db\"\r\n\n";

# Actual File Content will go hear.
fo = open("sqlite3.db", "rb")

str = fo.read();
print str

# Close opend file
fo.close()

I am experiencing an error(copied from error logs) mentioning "IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'sqlite3.db' "

I have also pasted both the python.py and sqlite3.db in /var/www/cgi-bin/ and i have assigned 0755 chmod to both.

I have checked by configuration by printing Hello world script.

Any idea what what is my mistake? i am still confused where should i give the path to the downloadable file?

Answer 1

HTTP header terminate early. ( print itself write newline)

print "Content-Type:application/octet-stream; name=\"sqlite3.db\"\r\n";
print "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"sqlite3.db\"\r\n\n";

Abobe lines should be:

print 'Content-Type:application/octet-stream; name="sqlite3.db'
print 'Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="sqlite3.db'
print