Biased Survey of the Python Web

By Mark Ramm

The state of Python web things is that right now it is the best of times and the worst of times

What is good right now

  • Deployment - WSGI
  • Frameworks - more pythonic
  • Community - bigger (django)
  • Lots more great libraries

What is bad right now

  • The choice of frameworks is too big

    • Just in the web templating space the options to choose from is too big
  • Confusing

  • Leaderless

  • Complicated

  • Frustrating

Django specifically

  • huge_community
  • new_python_devs
  • template_language_controversy
  • model_layer
  • isolated_community

From mike_bayer import awesome

  • SQLAlchemy
  • mako
  • beaker

The state of the python web

  • Confusing
  • Leaderless
  • Complicated
  • Frustrating
  • Fertile
  • Innovative
  • Amazing