Paste WebKit
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:author: Ian Bicking <ianb@colorstudy.com>
:revision: $Rev$
:date: $LastChangedDate$

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About WebKit
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This is a reimplementation of the `Webware
<http://webwareforpython.org>`_ WebKit servlet API.  This
implementation uses `WSGI <http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0333.html>`_
internally very heavily, and builds upon the framework-neutral tools
and services in Paste.

It also changes the installation and configuration process
considerably, making this a more traditional Python package.

However, *applications* are meant to be portable to this system with
very little effort.  You may encounter a few
``NotImplementedExceptions`` for some methods that seemed obscure, but
API compatibility *is* a goal, and any problems can be `submitted as a
bug <http://pythonpaste.org/trac/newticket?component=webkit>`_.

Status
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Paste WebKit reimplements a stable API.  Paste WebKit itself is very
stable.  This is primarily a bridge project for bringing old Webware
code into the WSGI environment.  No non-bugfix development on Paste
WebKit is planned.

Community
---------

For questions about Webware programming in general, the
webware-discuss@lists.sf.net list remains the best resource.  You can
`read the archives online
<http://webwareforpython.org/archives/list/webware-discuss.en.html>`__.

For questions related to installation, running the appserver, etc.,
you can email paste-users@pythonpaste.org, and `read those archives
<http://webwareforpython.org/archives/list/paste-users.en.html>`__.
Feel free to email the Paste list if in doubt.

Documentation
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* `Installation and Configuration <paste-webkit.html>`_
* `Automatically-generated module index <module-index.html>`_