Glossary

Context

This term is often used about an object which is retrieved using hierarchical traversal down an object graph.

Hybrid model

Using a combination of routes and object mapping.

Match dict

This dictionary contains keyword arguments extracted from the request path using the route definition (an asterisk or colon followed by a keyword).

WebDAV

Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning, or WebDAV, is a set of extensions to HTTP that allows computer-users to edit and manage files collaboratively on remote servers.

Zen Of Python

Long time Pythoneer Tim Peters succinctly channels the BDFL’s guiding principles for Python’s design into 20 aphorisms, only 19 of which have been written down.