Gregory Piñero enlightened us with: > So I keep hearing more and more about this WSGI stuff, and honestly I > still don't understand what it is exactly
AFAIK it's a standard for web frameworks. In such a framework, you receive a 'request' object, and return a 'response' object. If I'm correct, the WSGI describes things like the method and property names on those objects etc. > What I'm most confused about is how it affects me. I've been writing > small CGI programs in Python for a while now whenever I have a need > for a web program. Is CGI now considered "Bad"? I've never considered CGI bad, but I do consider it to be a hassle to make anything non-trivial. If you want a website with template engine, web-based database admin, and automatic form generation and validation, it's easier to use an existing web framework. > What is the equivalent of a quick CGI script in WSGI, or do I have > to use a framework even for that? I'd simply use CGI for that. > What do I do if frameworks don't meet my needs and I don't have a > desire to program my own? That depends on the needs I guess. > Examples of how frameworks don't meet my needs sometimes: > 1. Working with SQL Server (Most frameworks seem to at least make it > extra work) I've never seen a framework that's unable to work with an SQL server. > 2. Need web app to get data from other programs via API (eg > QuickBooks) Can any web framework work happily with win32 > extensions? You can use any module you want in a Django view, including win32. > 3. Using IIS at all for that matter, does WSGI work on IIS, do any > frameworks? Why would you want to use that monstrosity? Sybren -- Sybren Stüvel Stüvel IT - http://www.stuvel.eu/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
