application-not-so-basic.py

#application.py

from wsgiref.simple_server import make_server

# This is the "Application side" of WSGI
def application(environ, start_response):
    path = environ.get('PATH_INFO')
    if path == '/':
        response_body = 'Index'
    else:
        response_body = "Hello"
    status = "200 OK"
    response_headers = [("Content-Length", str(len(response_body)))]
    start_response(status, response_headers)
    return [response_body]

# make_server() creates the "Server side" of WSGI
# Also note that the "application side" of WSGI is passed while creating
# the "Server side".
httpd = make_server('localhost', 8051, application)

print "Server running at http://localhost:8051"
httpd.serve_forever()