Micro HTTP library for Python.
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🍵 Tea
Micro HTTP library for Python.
The 418 I am a teapot
code comes true.
Developer Note: Flask is very popular web framework for Python and it may be one of the most used. So I thought in some places comparing Tea and Flask is a good idea. At the same time, Tea has Express.js-like syntax (which is web framework for JavaScript) with it's callback function syntax, Request, Response and URL objects. Also got a lot of reference from FastAPI too.
We can say this micro library is like their mix, to be different. It is just a "HTTP library" instead of "web framework" or "web library" because no need to exaggerate it.
Quick Start
$ pip install tea-web
Hello, World!
Simple Hello, World!
example in Tea and equivalents in Flask and Express.js. See /examples
for more example.
Tea
# app.py
from tea import Tea
app = Tea()
def handle_index(req, res):
res.send("Hello, World!")
app.get("/", handle_index)
app.listen(port=8080)
Flask
# app.py
from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route("/", methods=["GET"])
def handle_index():
return "Hello, World!"
app.run(port=8080)
Express.js
// app.js
import express from "express";
const app = express();
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
res.send("Hello, World!");
});
app.listen(8080);
Advantages of Tea
- Lightweight. No external requirement and the package cost is only ~7 KB.
- More control over the Request, Response and URL objects. This objects can be used outside the library structure.
- Easy to use and helpful on handling simple HTTP requests.
Disadvantages of Tea
- Limited features and methods.
- No template engine like Flask.
- Callback function syntax is not really Pythonic without decorators. (Done on purpose but true.)
- Not sure if it's ready for production.
Documentation
- See DOCUMENTATION.md.
License
- Licensed under the MIT License.
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