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**Category:** Using Django\
**Created:** [September 16, 2021, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/how-to-run-python-script-from-an-html-page/9721 "2021-09-16T10:01:20Z")\
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**Author:**  [@ptrs32](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/ptrs32)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/how-to-run-python-script-from-an-html-page/9721/1 "2021-09-16T10:01:20Z")
Hello everyone,
I’m new to Django so my question may seem simple but I can’t solve it alone.
I have a Python script that asks an _.xls_ file, processes it and returns an _.xls_ file.
I would like to be able to launch it from a simple button on a page of my Django project and when finished, display some sort of personalized message.
My problem is how to link an run this script with an _html_ button, and how to edit my _html_ page from my _python_ script?
I know how to do it in _JavaScript_ but I’d rather use _python_.
It seems to be a classic use of Django but I haven’t found any concrete examples.
Thank you in advance for your help
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**Author:**  [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/how-to-run-python-script-from-an-html-page/9721/2 "2021-09-16T11:07:05Z")
Yes Django can do that. You would do that work in what Django calls a “view”.
To learn about Django, I suggest you start with the [First Steps](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/#first-steps) as shown in the docs.