What are WSGI and CGI in plain English?

Question

Every time I read either WSGI or CGI I cringe. I\'ve tried reading on it before but nothing really has stuck.

What is it really in plain English?

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Answer 1

If you are unclear on all the terms in this space, and let's face it, it's a confusing acronym-laden one, there's also a good background reader in the form of an official python HOWTO which discusses CGI vs. FastCGI vs. WSGI and so on. I wish I'd read it first.