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Falcon is a minimalist WSGI library for building speedy web APIs and app backends. We like to think of Falcon as the Dieter Rams of web frameworks. When it comes to building HTTP APIs, other frameworks weigh you down with tons of dependencies and unnecessary abstractions. Falcon cuts to the chase with a clean design that embraces HTTP and the REST architectural style. Highly optimized, extensible code base. Easy access to headers and bodies through request and response objects. DRY request processing via middleware components and hooks. Strict adherence to RFCs. Idiomatic HTTP error responses. Straightforward exception handling. Snappy testing with WSGI/ASGI helpers and mocks. CPython 3.5+ and PyPy 3.5+ support. No reliance on magic globals for routing and state management. Stable interfaces with an emphasis on backward compatibility. Simple API modeling through centralized RESTful routing. Highly-optimized, extensible code base.
Features
- Falcon tries to do as little as possible while remaining highly effective
- ASGI, WSGI, and WebSocket support
- Native asyncio support
- No reliance on magic globals for routing and state management
- Stable interfaces with an emphasis on backwards-compatibility
- Simple API modeling through centralized RESTful routing
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