How do I make a trailing slash optional with webapp2?

Question

I\'m using the new webapp2 (now the default webapp in 1.6), and I haven\'t been able to figure out how to make the trailing slash optional in code like this:

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Answer 1

To avoid creating duplicate URL:s to the same page, you should use a RedirectRoute with strict_slash set to True to automatically redirect /feed/ to /feed, like this:

from webapp2_extras.routes import RedirectRoute

route = RedirectRoute('/feed', handler=feed, strict_slash=True)

Read more at http://webapp2.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/webapp2_extras/routes.html