I have confirmed this evening that I have a desperate lack of understanding regarding WSGI. In some ways I think I should just stick to using something like pylons and be done with it, but I am seriously tired of giving up on technologies because I cannot seem to wrap my brain around it. What really frustrates me is that I truly think I understand it. I look at a Paste config and it makes so much sense, and yet when I try to implement something at all, it always results in failure.
My resolve is to keep plugging away and see what I can figure out. There are so many details I need to learn and understand that I think my misunderstanding goes beyond a simple API. It makes me want to go back to school yet again.