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Cheroot

Cheroot is the high-performance, pure-Python HTTP server used by CherryPy. Docs -->

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README

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Cheroot is the high-performance, pure-Python HTTP server used by CherryPy.

Status

The test suite currently relies on pytest. It's being run via GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows.

For Enterprise

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Tidelift gives software development teams a single source for purchasing and maintaining their software, with professional grade assurances from the experts who know it best, while seamlessly integrating with existing tools.

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Contribute Cheroot

Want to add something to upstream? Feel free to submit a PR or file an issue if unsure. Please follow CherryPy's common contribution guidelines <https://github.com/cherrypy/cherrypy/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.rst>_. Note that PR is more likely to be accepted if it includes tests and detailed description helping maintainers to understand it better 🎉

Oh, and be pythonic, please 🐍

Don't know how? Check out How to Contribute to Open Source <https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/>_ article by GitHub 🚀

License

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