Web Server Gateway Interface
The standard interface between Python web servers and synchronous Python web applications.
In more detail
A WSGI application is a callable that a server such as Gunicorn invokes for each request. Prometheus client libraries for Python provide a WSGI app that serves the metrics page, which you can mount inside a web application.
Related terms
- Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface — The asynchronous successor to the Web Server Gateway Interface, for Python web applications that use async code.
- Python — A popular general-purpose programming language known for readable code and a large standard library.
Taught in
- Thirty Second Checkouts Nobody Saw: Client Libraries — Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA) Exam Prep