Hands-On RESTful Python Web Services - Second Edition

Understanding the tasks performed by each HTTP method

In the previous table, the GET HTTP verb appears twice but with two different scopes. The first row shows a GET HTTP verb applied to a collection of games (collection of resources) and the second row shows a GET HTTP verb applied to a game (a single resource).

Let's assume that http://localhost:8000/games/ is the URL for the collection of games. If we add a number and a slash (/) to the previous URL, we identify a specific game whose ID is equal to the specified numeric value. For example, http://localhost:8000/games/25/ identifies the game whose ID is equal to 25.

We have to compose and send an HTTP request with the following HTTP verb (POST) and request URL (http://localhost:8000/games/ ...