Python applications

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Creating a Python application

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. In the Software section, click Setup Python App.
3. Click Create Application and complete the form:
   • Python version: choose the version your app needs.
   • Application root: folder for the app (e.g. pyapp), relative to your home directory.
   • Application URL: domain or subdomain/path where the app is served.
   • Application startup file: typically passenger_wsgi.py (created automatically).
   • Application Entry point: the WSGI callable, typically application.
4. Click Create.

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A minimal Flask example

pip install flask

from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/')
def hello():
    return 'Hello from Python on Stablepoint!'

from app import app as application

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Installing dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

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Django notes

• Point passenger_wsgi.py at your project’s WSGI module:

from myproject.wsgi import application

• Run management commands (migrations, collectstatic) over SSH inside the virtual environment.
• Serve static files from a folder mapped under your document root, or via WhiteNoise.

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Troubleshooting

• Check stderr.log in the application root for startup errors.
• After code changes, always Restart the application.
• Import errors usually mean dependencies were installed outside the app’s virtual environment — activate the right environment and reinstall.