WebPython: Using FastCGI or WebProxy to Python web server
Ok, I had a long argument with a developer on the net regarding FastCGI and whether or not to use it. Apparently, we didn't manage to convince each other. The developer claims that FastCGI is just an unwanted protocol. The real thing is that he didn't get what it is that I was trying to explain and quite frankly I don't think he even cared to listen other than pitching web proxy as a superior method. Hence this blogpost. What is WebPython ? WebPython is Python3 interpreter modified to work in FastCGI as well as CGI mode. You need this as the build uses the interpreter to build its own modules. REASONS for using WebPython: (Not the sourceforge project that provides a web framework over wsgi) 1. Simplicity: FastCGI was designed to replace CGI atleast that is what I believe. If it wasn't and it was meant to be used as a proxy, the author would have named it FastProxy. Also it provides a faster means of access to dynamic pages than conventional CGI pages with the
