Web Server Gateway Interface: Difference between revisions

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WSGI proposes a simple and universal interface between web servers and web applications or frameworks.

==Specification Overviewoverview==

The WSGI interface has two sides: the "server" or "gateway" side, and the "application" or "framework" side. The server side invokes a callable object that is provided by the application side. Additionally WSGI provides middlewares, components that play both sides.

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* Perform content postprocessing, such as applying XSL stylesheets

==Example Applicationapplication==

A WSGI compatible "[[Hello World]]" application:

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==WSGI -compatible Applicationsapplications and Frameworksframeworks==

There are numerous [[Web application framework]]s supporting WSGI:

* [[Django web framework|Django]]