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Werkzeug

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werkzeug German noun: "tool". Etymology: werk ("work"), zeug ("stuff")

Werkzeug is a comprehensive WSGI_ web application library. It began as a simple collection of various utilities for WSGI applications and has become one of the most advanced WSGI utility libraries.

Werkzeug doesn't enforce any dependencies. It is up to the developer to choose a template engine, database adapter, and even how to handle requests.

.. _WSGI: https://wsgi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

Getting Started

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installation tutorial levels quickstart

Serving and Testing

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serving test debug

Reference

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wrappers routing wsgi http datastructures utils urls local middleware/index exceptions

Deployment

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deployment/index

Additional Information

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terms
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license
changes