• Parses form data, correcting for defective and/or inconsistent browsers • Transparently accepts both GET and POST form data • Accepts uploaded files as well as regular form fields • Provides functions to set and retrieve "cookies" (browser-side persistent information) • Handles line breaks in form fields in a consistent manner • Provides string, integer, floating-point, and single- and multiple-choice functions to retrieve form data • Provides bounds checking for numeric fields • Loads CGI environment variables into C strings which are always non-null • Provides a way to capture CGI situations for replay in a debugging environment, including file uploads and cookies

*wxPython is a cross-platform toolkit. This means that the same program will run on multiple platforms without modification. Currently supported platforms are 32-bit Microsoft Windows, most Unix or unix-like systems, and Macintosh OS X