Quixote (web framework)

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| developer = Andrew Kuchling, Neil Schemenauer and Greg Ward

| released = {{Start date and age|2000|08|12|df=yes/no}}{{cite web |title=CHANGES_24.txt |url=http://quixote.ca/doc/CHANGES_24.txt}}[https://www.mems-exchange.org/software/quixote/ Quixote] is a web application framework developed and first released by the MNX in 2000 (or 2001).

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| programming language = Python

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| genre = Web framework

| license = MIT License

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Quixote is a software framework for developing web applications in Python. Quixote "is based on a simple, flexible design, making it possible to write applications quickly and to benefit from the wide range of available third-party Python modules".[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6178 Quixote: a Python-Centric Web Application Framework], 22 July 2002, By Greg Ward, Linux Journal

A Quixote application is typically a Python package, a collection of modules grouped into a single directory tree. Quixote then maps a URL to a function or method inside the Python package; the function is then called with the contents of the HTTP request, and the results are returned to the client.