[Web-SIG] URL quoting in WSGI (or the lack therof)

[Luis Bruno]

Brian Smith wrote:
> If you really want PATH_INFO to have "%2F" instead of "/", then I 
> suggest encoding the slashes as "%252F" or "$2F" or something else. 
> Then your application will be portable.

I need those '/'. They are the canonical hierarchical delimiters. They 
are also present in some model names. So yeah, "$2F" might work. I was 
originally using "!" which isn't used in any model name on my catalog. 
Please don't read acquiescence into the previous phrase; thinking of 
escaping escape-chars reeks of stupidity: I can't show this off to my 
programmer boss, and expect him to quietly accept my judgment without 
serious amount of explanation.


> PEP 333 defers the definition of PATH_INFO to the 1999 draft
>   

True. Please keep in mind that the CGI draft also references the URI 
syntax spec, which I'll read as supporting my position.


> I do depend on WSGI gateways being compliant with the WSGI specification.
>   

We all do, which is why I'm here wasting electrons and everyone's time.


Thank you,
-- 
Luís Bruno