Python's equivalent to PHP's $_GET request

Here is the example online..

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/464040/how-are-post-and-get-variables-handled-in-python

Yep, read that one before.  I should've explained more.  I'm using jQuery to post a value to a Python file and from there, I'd like Python to take care of this request.  That page deals more with a form submission rather than a jQuery change event.  My code is as follows:

HTML

<div class="inputs">
                              Section:
                                    <select name="section" id="section">
                                          <option selected>--select section--</option>
                                    </select>
                        </div>

jQuery

$(document).ready(function() {
      $("#site").change(function() {
            $.get("./scripts/functions.py", {"site": $("#site")}, function(resp) {
                  alert(resp);
            });
      });
});

pingeyeg,

Could you please give some more details of what server setup you are exactly using.

Do you run python as a CGI or Fastcgi script?

Do you use python behind apache via mod_wsgi? (or via the older mod_python)

Or do  you use a framework like django?

The answer depends on this choice.

Just noticed, that the url that PranjalShah's posted gives examples for all of the above.

If you need clarification it would still be useful if you told us what your setup is.

I guess, that you use cgi or fastcgi, but can't be sure without your confirmation.

I'm using cgi with no framework.  From what I've learned, I really don't need a framework for what I'm doing since it would be too overkill.

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