---
id: wsgiproxy2
version: "0.5.1"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: dormant
---

# WSGIProxy2 — A WSGI Proxy with various http client backends

License: permissive · Maintenance: dormant · Downloads: 154.9K/mo

## What it is and what it does

WSGIProxy2 is a WSGI middleware that acts as a reverse proxy, forwarding HTTP requests from a WSGI application to a remote backend server and returning the responses. It accepts a backend URL and optional HTTP client backend (requests, urllib3, or Python's built-in httplib) to handle the actual HTTP communication. The proxy integrates with WSGI frameworks like webob, allowing you to treat a remote application as if it were a local WSGI app.

The package is minimal and focused: it handles request forwarding, response streaming (when using the requests backend), and method filtering. It has been dormant since 2021-08-26, with no active maintenance, so it is best suited for stable, low-change use cases where you need a simple reverse proxy layer in a WSGI stack.

Use it for:

- Route requests from a WSGI application to a backend service running on a different host or port
- Test a WSGI application against a remote backend without modifying the application's code
- Implement a reverse proxy layer in front of a legacy HTTP service using WSGI middleware
- Stream responses from a remote server through a WSGI application using the requests client backend

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

WSGIProxy2 wraps a remote HTTP application as a local WSGI application, forwarding requests to a backend server and returning responses through standard WSGI interfaces.

Yes, if you need a simple, lightweight WSGI reverse proxy and are comfortable with dormant maintenance. The package has no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and a permissive license. However, do not use it if you require active support, compatibility guarantees beyond Python 3.7–3.9, or modern connection pooling features—verify compatibility with your WSGI framework first.

## Install

pip install wsgiproxy2
uv add wsgiproxy2
poetry add wsgiproxy2

## Installing WSGIProxy2

Before you install: Installation is straightforward with low friction—a single pure-Python wheel with one core dependency (webob). The package is dormant (last release 2021-08-26, no commits since 2024-11-16), so expect no active maintenance or bug fixes, though the codebase appears stable for its narrow scope.

License in practice: MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions—you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely as long as you retain the license notice.

Quickstart:

pip install WSGIProxy2

from wsgiproxy import HostProxy
from webob import Request

proxy = HostProxy('http://backend.example.com')
req = Request.blank('/path')
resp = req.get_response(proxy)

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package works reliably with Python versions beyond those listed in classifiers (3.7, 3.8, 3.9)
- Performance characteristics and connection pooling behavior with different client backends under load
- Compatibility with modern WSGI servers and frameworks beyond the WebOb example shown

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: dormant
- Downloads: 154.9K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

wsgi proxy, http proxy wsgi, forward requests to remote server, wsgi application wrapper, backend proxy application, http client wsgi adapter, wsgi-middleware, reverse-proxy

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