gistfile1.py

class RESTfulPOSTRequestHandler(RequestHandler):
    '''A RESTful way to handle POST form data.'''
    
    def dispatch(self, method, **kwargs):
        '''Upon any POST requests this class simply looks for a "method"
        field, and if found, returns the appropriate response.'''
        if (method == 'post' and self.request.form.has_key('method') and
            self.request.form['method']):
            method = str(self.request.form['method']).lower()
        return super(RESTfulPOSTRequestHandler, self).dispatch(method, **kwargs)