import random import string import cherrypy class StringGenerator(object): @cherrypy.expose def index(self): return """ """ @cherrypy.expose def generate(self, length=8): some_string = ''.join(random.sample(string.hexdigits, int(length))) cherrypy.session['mystring'] = some_string return some_string @cherrypy.expose def display(self): return cherrypy.session['mystring'] if __name__ == '__main__': conf = { '/': { 'tools.sessions.on': True } } cherrypy.quickstart(StringGenerator(), '/', conf)