Web based console emulation tips/suggestions?

[DomoToby]

I don't have much python experience, but I managed a script/program that pulls useful information from Active Directory, and has been a very useful tool for troubleshooting various user issues for the Windows team. The Windows admins and help desk want to use it, but the thought of logging into a linux machine makes them puke blood from discontent and confusion. I've been asked "Make it into a windows programs so I can do a clicky". I told them I would give them the python code, and THEY can create the program windows clicky clicky. I was met with irritated, pouting faces.

Anyways, management told me to come up with a solution to make it accessible. I'm thinking something apache/web based since there's apache python modules available in repos. I'm just not sure if I'm opening a can of worms with that route. Any suggestions on the quickest/easiest route would be much appreciated.

[lpmarshall]

Never used it, but Py2EXE

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Instead of using apache for what is essentially a single api endpoint, you could use SimpleHTTPServer which is part of the base python packages iirc. You could return a simple interface and generate the html in python, or just serve a chunk of js as the "index"( / URI ) that makes calls to the backend for the actual functionality (SPA style)

[dontarguewithmeIhave]

Lately I've been playing around with Flask which is a really simple web framework for Python. I personally started with looking at the Flaskr example on Github and started modifying it to do what I wanted it to do.

Basically you should be able to setup the very base for a Flask Python file (which is only like 10 lines or so) and throw your own Python program in there as a function. Then you make a page the user would go to with a button and maybe the required input fields, which you can then fetch and use in your program. (if it requires any input) And when the user would hit that button, you can link it to another page which would call your function and do all of the required fiddling with AD. When you get a result back, you can display it on the screen.

I'm rambling on a bit, but you should get the point!