WSGI (PEP 333) Published

The Web Server Gateway Interface (WSGI) was formally introduced, providing a standard interface between web servers and Python web applications.

Significance

WSGI laid the foundational interoperability layer that made Gunicorn's existence possible, ensuring it could serve any WSGI-compliant application, regardless of the framework.

Key facts

Date
2004-12-07
Type
standard_release
Location
Online (Python Enhancement Proposal)