Re: What is your favorite Python web framework?

Admin wrote:
> I am doing some research for a Python framework to build web applications.
> I have discarted Zope because from what I've read, the learning curve is
> too steep, and it takes more time to build applications in general with
> Zope.

I've heard many good things about Zope 3, although nightmares of Zope 2
still haunt me.... :)

> I have kept the following:
>
> - PyWork - http://pywork.sourceforge.net (Not sure if it's mature)
> - Django - http://www.djangoproject.com (Looks interesting)

Some thoughts on Django that I agree with:
http://griddlenoise.blogspot.com/2005/07/python-off-rails.html

> But I'd like to know your opinion on what you think is best. The Python
> framework I'll use will be to build an e-commerce application looking like
> Amazon.com

Amazon.com is built on HTML::Mason, maybe a Python version of it is in
order? Mason has been ported to Python and is called Myghty. It's had
several significant additions as well allowing for a clear MVC
development style with more advanced URL resolving abilities. This
framework runs our company's site (www.parachute.com), and has been
operating under heavy load for quite a few months now without an issue.

> I favor speed of development, intensive OO development, performance under
> heavy load, short learning curve, good documentation and community.

No Python framework has a "huge" community except for Zope. All the
Python frameworks that are under active development typically have very
responsive and helpful support from my experience.

For ease of development and maximum re-use of code, I'd suggest Myghty
coupled with a database ORM like SQLObject (my favorite) and some other
libraries to help you quickly deal with common tasks like form
validation (formencode).

CherryPy is also a very capable framework, so I'd keep it on your list
as well, and maybe check out Subway which utilizes CherryPy, SQLObject,
and Cheetah.

Cheers,
Ben
Received on Thu Sep 29 17:00:34 2005