code: def init(options, use_sigterm_handler=True):
      
      # pylint: disable-msg=W0613
      global _AUTH, _OPTIONS
  
      if isinstance(options, dict):
          _OPTIONS = DEFAULT_OPTIONS.copy()
          _OPTIONS.update(options)
      else:
          for optname, optvalue in DEFAULT_OPTIONS.iteritems():
              if hasattr(options, optname):
                  _OPTIONS[optname] = getattr(options, optname)
              else:
                  _OPTIONS[optname] = optvalue
  
      if _OPTIONS['testmethods']:
          def fortytwo(request):
              "test GET method"
              return 42
          def ping(request):
              "test POST method"
              return request.payload_params()
          register(fortytwo, 'GET')
          register(ping, 'POST')
  
      if _OPTIONS['auth_basic_file']:
          _AUTH = HttpAuthentication(_OPTIONS['auth_basic_file'],
                                     realm = _OPTIONS['auth_basic']).parse_file()
  
      for name, cmd in _COMMANDS.iteritems():
          if cmd.safe_init:
              LOG.info("safe_init: %r", name)
              cmd.safe_init(_OPTIONS)
  
      if use_sigterm_handler:
          # signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, lambda *x: None) # XXX
          signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigterm_handler)
          signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigterm_handler)
docs: Must be called just after registration, before anything else