---
name: "cherrypy"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cherrypy"
version: "0.10-1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cherrypy"
---

# cherrypy(1)

Python-based tool for developing dynamic web sites

## NAME

cherrypy — Python-based tool for developing dynamic web sites

## SYNOPSIS

**cherrypy** \[ **-D** \]  \[ **-W** *whiteSpace \]  \[* **-I** *includeDirectory \]  \[* **-O** *outputFile \]  \[ file \]*

## DESCRIPTION

*This manual page documents briefly the*  **cherrypy** *command.*

**cherrypy** *is a program that generates an*  *executable containing everything to run a website using CherryPy*  *source files.*

## OPTIONS

- **-D**

  *compiles the website in debug mode. hotReload is only*  *enabled in debug mode.*

- **-W**

  *CherryPy converts spaces to tab in source*  *indentation. Use this option to specify how many spaces are*  *equivalent to one tab (default 4).*

- **-I**

  *Use this option to specify an alternate directory for libraries.*

- **-O**

  *Use this option to specify an alternate filename for the server generated.*

## SEE ALSO

*cherryhotreload (1).*

## AUTHOR

*This manual page was written by Raphael Goulais raphael@nicedays.net for*  *the* **Debian** *system (but may be used by others).  Permission is*  *granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under*  *the terms of the GNU Free Documentation*  *License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free*  *Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover*  *Texts and no Back-Cover Texts.*