Basic application handler in python for App Engine

app.py

import os
from google.appengine.ext import webapp
from google.appengine.ext.webapp import template
from google.appengine.ext.webapp.util import run_wsgi_app

# We extend 'webapp.RequestHandler' to reduce excess code
class request(webapp.RequestHandler):
  # I hate typing, make it shorter
  def write(self,text):
    self.response.out.write(text)

  # The less typing the better
  def render(self,view,data=None):
    if not '.' in view: view=view+'.html'
    path=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),'views',view)
    html=template.render(path,data)
    self.response.out.write(html)

# pass 'urls' as string or list of tuples like [(route1,control1),(route2,control2),...]
def run(route,main=None):
  if isinstance(route,list): controller=route
  else: controller=[(route,main)]
  run_wsgi_app(webapp.WSGIApplication(controller,debug=True))