When writing applications with WebStack, you should try and use @@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ module contains useful functions to access streams as if Unicode objects were being transmitted; for example: -
import codecs+
class MyResource:
encoding = "utf-8"
def respond(self, trans):
stream = trans.get_request_stream() # only reads strings
unicode_stream = codecs.getreader(self.encoding)(stream) # reads Unicode objects
[Some activity...]
out = trans.get_response_stream() # only writes strings
unicode_out = codecs.getwriter(self.encoding)(out) # writes Unicode objects
import codecs
class MyResource:
encoding = "utf-8"
def respond(self, trans):
stream = trans.get_request_stream() # only reads strings
unicode_stream = codecs.getreader(self.encoding)(stream) # reads Unicode objects
[Some activity...]
out = trans.get_response_stream() # writes strings and Unicode objects
If you are reading and writing binary content, Unicode objects are inappropriate. Make sure to open files in binary mode, where necessary.