Mod wsgi
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mod_wsgi is an Apache HTTP Server
module by Graham Dumpleton that provides a WSGI compliant interface for hosting Python
2.3+ based web application
s under Apache. As of version 3.0, mod_wsgi supports Python 2.6 and 3.1
It is an alternative to mod python
, CGI
and FastCGI
solutions for Python-web integration.
Apache HTTP Server
The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to as Apache , is web server software notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. In 2009 it became the first web server software to surpass the 100 million website milestone...
module by Graham Dumpleton that provides a WSGI compliant interface for hosting Python
Python (programming language)
Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python claims to "[combine] remarkable power with very clear syntax", and its standard library is large and comprehensive...
2.3+ based web application
Web application
A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
s under Apache. As of version 3.0, mod_wsgi supports Python 2.6 and 3.1
It is an alternative to mod python
Mod python
mod_python is an Apache HTTP Server module that integrates the Python programming language into the Apache server. It is intended to replace Common Gateway Interface as a method of executing Python scripts on a web server. The promised benefits are faster execution speed and maintaining data over...
, CGI
Common Gateway Interface
The Common Gateway Interface is a standard method for web servers software to delegate the generation of web pages to executable files...
and FastCGI
FastCGI
FastCGI is a protocol for interfacing interactive programs with a web server. FastCGI is a variation on the earlier Common Gateway Interface ; FastCGI's main aim is to reduce the overhead associated with interfacing the web server and CGI programs, allowing a server to handle more web page...
solutions for Python-web integration.