Referrer key missing form os.environ dictionary?

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:18:41 +0000, Grant Edwards wrote:

>> The Referer is not an environment variable.
> 
> It is when you're writing a CGI app.
> 
>> How would your shell know what URL you were just browsing?
> 
> Because the HTTP server sets those environment variables before invoking
> the CGI app.


I stand corrected.


That's a pretty shitty design though, isn't it? Communicating via 
environment variables. What is this, 1998? :-)

Mind you, I'm not sure what other alternatives exist.


-- 
Steven