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		abstractbslayer on March 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Parsing URLs in Python Pretty urls are the most unnecessary thing that was invented, they don't provide anything that non pretty urls can't provide and millions of parsers have to process them on every request. What a waste.

edflsafoiewq on March 17, 2024 [–]

What is a "pretty url"?

d0mine on March 17, 2024 | [–]

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