Metadata-Version: 2.0
Name: gunicorn
Version: 19.6.0
Summary: WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX
Home-page: http://gunicorn.org
Author: Benoit Chesneau
Author-email: benoitc@e-engura.com
License: MIT
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Environment :: Other Environment
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4
Classifier: Topic :: Internet
Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
Classifier: Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP
Classifier: Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: WSGI
Classifier: Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: WSGI :: Server
Classifier: Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content

Gunicorn
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Gunicorn 'Green Unicorn' is a Python WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX. It's a pre-fork
worker model ported from Ruby's Unicorn_ project. The Gunicorn server is broadly
compatible with various web frameworks, simply implemented, light on server
resource usage, and fairly speedy.

Feel free to join us in `#gunicorn`_ on Freenode_.

Documentation
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The documentation is hosted at http://docs.gunicorn.org.

Installation
------------

Gunicorn requires **Python 2.x >= 2.6** or **Python 3.x >= 3.2**.

Install from PyPI::

    $ pip install gunicorn


Usage
-----

Basic usage::

    $ gunicorn [OPTIONS] APP_MODULE

Where ``APP_MODULE`` is of the pattern ``$(MODULE_NAME):$(VARIABLE_NAME)``. The
module name can be a full dotted path. The variable name refers to a WSGI
callable that should be found in the specified module.

Example with test app::

    $ cd examples
    $ gunicorn --workers=2 test:app


License
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Gunicorn is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE_ file for more
details.

.. _Unicorn: http://unicorn.bogomips.org/
.. _`#gunicorn`: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=gunicorn
.. _Freenode: http://freenode.net
.. _LICENSE: http://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn/blob/master/LICENSE