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Armin Ronacher 2010-04-11 03:22:26 +02:00
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@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ templates? There are three good reasons for this:
HTTP Methods
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HTTP knows different methods to access URLs. By default a route only
answers to ``GET`` requests, but that can be changed by providing the
`methods` argument to the :meth:`~flask.Flask.route` decorator. Here some
examples::
HTTP (the protocol web applications are speaking) knows different methods
to access URLs. By default a route only answers to `GET` requests, but
that can be changed by providing the `methods` argument to the
:meth:`~flask.Flask.route` decorator. Here some examples::
@app.route('/login', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def login():
@ -189,10 +189,11 @@ examples::
else:
show_the_login_form()
If ``GET`` is present, ``HEAD`` will be added automatically for you. You
don't have to deal with that. It will also make sure that ``HEAD``
requests are handled like the RFC demands, so you can completely ignore
that part of the HTTP specification.
If `GET` is present, `HEAD` will be added automatically for you. You
don't have to deal with that. It will also make sure that `HEAD` requests
are handled like the `HTTP RFC`_ (the document describing the HTTP
protocol) demands, so you can completely ignore that part of the HTTP
specification.
You have no idea what an HTTP method is? Worry not, here quick
introduction in HTTP methods and why they matter:
@ -240,6 +241,8 @@ HTTP became quite popular lately and there are more things than browsers
that are speaking HTTP. (Your revision control system for instance might
speak HTTP)
.. _HTTP RFC: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2068.txt
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