WSGI

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Python standard web application interface specification

WSGI (Web Server Gateway Interface) is a Python standard that defines a common interface between web servers and Python web applications or frameworks.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
WSGI canonical	9
Web Server Gateway Interface	3
WSGI specification	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1138810 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WSGI
Context triple: [Pyramid, implements, WSGI]

A. ASGI
ASGI (Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface) is a Python standard for asynchronous web servers and applications that enables high-performance, concurrent web frameworks and services.
B. uWSGI
uWSGI is a high-performance application server commonly used to run Python web applications in production, often sitting between web frameworks and web servers like Nginx.
C. mod_wsgi
mod_wsgi is an Apache HTTP Server module that hosts Python-based web applications using the WSGI interface, commonly used to deploy frameworks like Flask and Django in production.
D. Flask
Flask is a lightweight, flexible Python micro web framework designed for building web applications and APIs with minimal boilerplate.
E. Flask
Flask is a minor but tough and pugnacious third mate aboard the whaling ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WSGI
Target entity description: WSGI (Web Server Gateway Interface) is a Python standard that defines a common interface between web servers and Python web applications or frameworks.

A. ASGI
ASGI (Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface) is a Python standard for asynchronous web servers and applications that enables high-performance, concurrent web frameworks and services.
B. uWSGI
uWSGI is a high-performance application server commonly used to run Python web applications in production, often sitting between web frameworks and web servers like Nginx.
C. mod_wsgi
mod_wsgi is an Apache HTTP Server module that hosts Python-based web applications using the WSGI interface, commonly used to deploy frameworks like Flask and Django in production.
D. Flask
Flask is a lightweight, flexible Python micro web framework designed for building web applications and APIs with minimal boilerplate.
E. Flask
Flask is a minor but tough and pugnacious third mate aboard the whaling ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Python standard ⓘ web application interface specification ⓘ
abbreviationOf	WSGI self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Web Server Gateway Interface
applicationCallableSignature	application(environ, start_response) ⓘ
backwardsCompatibleWith	earlier WSGI specifications ⓘ
category	application server interface ⓘ middleware interface ⓘ
contrastedWith	ASGI ⓘ
defines	common interface between web servers and Python web applications ⓘ common interface between web servers and Python web frameworks ⓘ
domain	web application deployment ⓘ web development ⓘ
ecosystem	Python web servers and frameworks ⓘ
enables	interoperability between Python web frameworks and servers ⓘ portability of Python web applications across different servers ⓘ
focus	HTTP request-response cycle ⓘ
fullName	WSGI self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Web Server Gateway Interface
implementedBy	CherryPy server ⓘ Gunicorn (with ASGI workers) ⓘ surface form: Gunicorn Waitress ⓘ gevent WSGI server ⓘ mod_wsgi ⓘ uWSGI ⓘ
influenced	design of ASGI ⓘ
inspiredBy	Java servlets ⓘ surface form: Java Servlet API
limitations	does not natively support asynchronous protocols like WebSocket ⓘ
pepNumber	333 ⓘ 3333 ⓘ
primaryLanguage	Python ⓘ
purpose	to decouple web application code from web server implementations ⓘ to provide a standard API for Python web applications ⓘ
relatedConcept	middleware components ⓘ request and response objects in frameworks ⓘ
responseFormat	iterable yielding byte strings ⓘ
role	interface between HTTP server and Python application callable ⓘ
specifiedIn	PEP 333 ⓘ PEP 333 ⓘ surface form: PEP 3333
standardizedBy	Python community ⓘ
status	widely adopted in Python web ecosystem ⓘ
supports	Python ⓘ surface form: Python 2 Python ⓘ surface form: Python 3 synchronous request handling ⓘ
usedBy	Bottle ⓘ Django ⓘ Flask ⓘ Pyramid ⓘ many Python web frameworks ⓘ web.py ⓘ surface form: web2py
uses	WSGI environment dictionary ⓘ start_response callable ⓘ
version	1.0 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pyramid → implements → WSGI ⓘ

ASGI → successorTo → WSGI ⓘ

ASGI → compatibleWith → WSGI ⓘ

uWSGI → supportsProtocol → WSGI ⓘ

uWSGI → implements → WSGI ⓘ

this entity surface form: WSGI specification

mod_wsgi → supportsInterface → WSGI ⓘ

mod_wsgi → implementsSpecification → WSGI ⓘ

this entity surface form: Web Server Gateway Interface

repoze.bfg → implements → WSGI ⓘ

Pylons Project → supports → WSGI ⓘ

WSGI → fullName → WSGI self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Web Server Gateway Interface

WSGI → abbreviationOf → WSGI self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Web Server Gateway Interface

Common Gateway Interface → relatedConcept → WSGI ⓘ

web.py → supports → WSGI ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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