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This topic guide is a word by word copy of Paul Boddie's #pragma section-numbers off
This topic guide started out as a word by word copy of PaulBoddie's
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The main purpose of this topic guide is to help in choosing a framework for web programming without having to learn each of them. In addition, information about different PresentationTechnologies is also provided, where appropriate, since this can be a major deciding factor in choosing a framework. The main purpose of this topic guide is to help in choosing between the plethora of frameworks and templating systems for Web programming, without having to learn each of them. In addition, information about different PresentationTechnologies is also provided, where appropriate, since this can be a major deciding factor in choosing a framework.
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Although comments and clarifications by the framework authors are very much appreciated, adding a standard signature like InTheirOwnWords would help to bring words like 'easy' and 'intuitive' into context. Opinions based on experience are welcome, but framework or templating system authors should sign their comments with InTheirOwnWords to admit to a certain bias.
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The rather strict format of the main entries should not been seen as a limit. Feel free to add new pages containing examples, direct comparisons etc. The rather strict format of the main entries (described in WebProgrammingTemplateHelp) should not been seen as a limit. Feel free to add new pages containing examples, direct comparisons etc.
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Known frameworks: When adding new entries choose Web``Programming``Template when creating the page.

There is an '''ALTERNATIVE''' classification of technologies below the one that follows immediately. The alternative classification section is '''up-to-date as of 2003-02-11'''

The Web Framework Shootout (at http://colorstudy.com/docs/shootout.html) also covers several of these frameworks.

==== Multi Protocol Server ====
    * ["Crusader"]
    * TwistedMatrix
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    * WebWare     * SkunkWeb
    * [http://www.nightmare.com/medusa/index.html Medusa] (asyncore, asynchat)
    * ["4Suite"]

==== HTTP Server and CGI ====
    * ["Albatross"]
    * CherryPy
    * HpPythonBusinessLibraries
    * JonsPythonModules
    * [http://jotweb.tummy.com/ JOTWeb]
    * ["Karrigell"]
    * ["maki"]
    * ModPython
    * ["MSS"]
    * [http://pywork.sf.net PyWork]
    * ["PyWX"]
    * ["pso"]
    * ["Quixote"]
    * ScriptFoundryModules
    * ["Slither"]
    * ["Spyce"]
    * ["Wasp"]
    * ["Webware"]
    * [http://coil.homelinux.net:81/ Coil]
    * [http://www.pasko.net/PyHtmlTable PyHtmlTable: a python html table generator for use in cgis]
==== Content Management Frameworks ====
    * [http://halfdans.net/index.py/apollo?c=show Apollo]
    * [http://www.plone.org Plone]
    * [http://ppa.sourceforge.net/#qps QPS]

==== Templating Systems ====
    * [http://ahts.sourceforge.net/ AHTS]
    * [http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/ AsciiDoc]
    * ["Castalian"]
    * ["Cheetah"]
    * CHTL and CGTL (CherryPy)
    * ClearSilver
    * CubicTemp
    * [http://www.twistedmatrix.com/documents/howto/domtemplate DOMTemplate]
    * ["Draco"]
    * dtml (["Zope"])
    * [http://www.nthwave.net/elements/ Elements]
    * [http://www.alcyone.com/software/empy/ EmPy] [http://pythonjournal.cognizor.com 'in Python Journal 3(1)]
    * [http://htmltmpl.sourceforge.net/ htmltmpl]
    * JonsPythonModules
    * ["pso"]
    * PSP in ["Webware"]
    * PTL (["Quixote"])
    * [http://www.entrian.com/PyMeld PyMeld]
    * Python Server Pages (SkunkWeb)
    * [http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html reStructuredText]
    * [http://www.owlfish.com/software/simpleTAL/ SimpleTAL]
    * [http://jensdiemer.net/Programmieren/VerySimpleTALparser/ VerySimpleTALparser]
    * STML (SkunkWeb)
    * TAL/TALES/METAL [http://jotweb.tummy.com/ JOTWeb]
    * [http://www.twistedmatrix.com/documents/howto/woven Woven] (TwistedMatrix)
    * [http://www.livinglogic.de/Python/xist/ XIST]
    * [http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/52305 YAPTU][http://pythonjournal.cognizor.com 'in Python Journal 3(1)]
    * [http://zebra.sourceforge.net/ Zebra]
    * ZPT (["Zope"])
    * Extended XSLT (["4Suite"])
    * [http://www.chrisarndt.de/en/software/python/index.html#PyEmb PyEmb] Embed Python code into any kind of text. Can be used as preprocessor or a CGI script for serving template files.

==== Web services ====
    * [http://pywebsvcs.sf.net Python Web Services] a SourceForge "meta-project" for Python web services programming

==== To Do ====
    * The templating systems should really get a different page layout, showing examples etc.
    * describe PHP and Java in the same format as quite a few will want to compare to them anyway
    * Is there any interest in a WebProgrammingShootOut?

Editor: DanielDittmar (this means only that I will adapt the entries to changes in the WebProgrammingTemplate and that I will try to keep the version entries current)

= Alternative Classification =

== Python-based ==

=== Application Frameworks ===

    * ["Albatross"]
    * CherryPy
    * ["Crusader"]
    * ["Draco"]
    * [http://jotweb.tummy.com/ JOTWeb]
    * ["Karrigell"]
    * [http://pywork.sf.net PyWork]
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    * ["Albatross"]     * ["Webware"]
    * ["Zope"]

=== Servlet-like Engines ===

    * ["Cheetah"]
    * ["Jaguar"]
    * [http://pyserv.sourceforge.net PyServ]
    * [http://snakelets.sourceforge.net/ Snakelets]
    * [http://coil.homelinux.net:81/ Coil]

=== Variable Insertion-Replacement Templating Applications (Pre-processors) ===

    * ["Castalian"]
    * CubicTemp
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    * ["pso"]
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    * CherryPy
    * ["maki"]
    * [http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/ AsciiDoc]
    * [http://ahts.sourceforge.net/ AHTS]
    * [http://archive.dstc.edu.au/aspy/ ASPy]
    * [http://www.nthwave.net/elements/ Elements]
    * [http://www.alcyone.com/software/empy/ EmPy]
    * [http://htmltmpl.sourceforge.net/ htmltmpl]
    * [http://pmz.sourceforge.net Poor Man's Zope]
    * [http://www.ciobriefings.com/psp/ Python Server Pages]
    * [http://www.ccraig.org/software/pyhp/ PyHP]
    * [http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/~chenna/pythonpages/template.html Ramu's Python pages]
    * [http://www.entrian.com/PyMeld PyMeld]
    * [http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html reStructuredText]
    * [http://www.owlfish.com/software/simpleTAL/ SimpleTAL]
    * [http://www.execulink.com/~robin1/wasp/readme.html WASP]
    * [http://www.livinglogic.de/Python/xist/ XIST]
    * [http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/52305 YAPTU]

=== Embedding the Python Interpreter into HTTP (Web) Servers ===

    * ModPython for Apache
    * ["PyWX"] for AOLServer

=== Web-based XML processing Engines ===

    * ["4Suite"]

== Python-accessible ==

=== Servlet-like Engines ===

   * [http://www.webmacro.org/ WebMacro]
   * [http://jakarta.apache.org/velocity/index.html Velocity]
 
=== Variable Insertion-Replacement Templating Applications (Pre-processors) ===
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    * ScriptFoundryModules
    * add new entries by using the code in the WebProgrammingTemplate		     * [http://java.sun.com/products/jsp Java Server Pages, JSP]
    * [http://freemarker.org/index.html FreeMarker] (with Jython data binding)
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Is there any interest in a WebProgrammingShootOut? = Currently Hardly Considered =
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Editor: DanielDittmar == Python-based Web Client Programming ==

There is probably a huge amount of good stuff available from the people who are working actively with XML-RPC, Biztalk and other approaches to web services. More too from XML writes like Uche Ogbuji, who has put much good stuff on IBM's developerworks site, among other things.

Sadly nobody has categorised or classified it in the Wiki, so at the moment we have to scratch around.

== Object Persistence and Object Relational Layers ==

See DatabaseProgramming for some guidance on available DatabaseInterfaces and related tools.

This topic guide started out as a word by word copy of PaulBoddie's [http://www.boddie.org.uk/python/web_frameworks.html Python Web Frameworks Overview]. Putting it into Wiki format hopefully allows more people to contribute.

The main purpose of this topic guide is to help in choosing between the plethora of frameworks and templating systems for Web programming, without having to learn each of them. In addition, information about different PresentationTechnologies is also provided, where appropriate, since this can be a major deciding factor in choosing a framework.

Opinions based on experience are welcome, but framework or templating system authors should sign their comments with InTheirOwnWords to admit to a certain bias.

The rather strict format of the main entries (described in WebProgrammingTemplateHelp) should not been seen as a limit. Feel free to add new pages containing examples, direct comparisons etc.

When adding new entries choose WebProgrammingTemplate when creating the page.

There is an ALTERNATIVE classification of technologies below the one that follows immediately. The alternative classification section is up-to-date as of 2003-02-11

The Web Framework Shootout (at http://colorstudy.com/docs/shootout.html) also covers several of these frameworks.

Multi Protocol Server

HTTP Server and CGI

Content Management Frameworks

Templating Systems

Web services

To Do

  • The templating systems should really get a different page layout, showing examples etc.
  • describe PHP and Java in the same format as quite a few will want to compare to them anyway

  • Is there any interest in a WebProgrammingShootOut?

Editor: DanielDittmar (this means only that I will adapt the entries to changes in the WebProgrammingTemplate and that I will try to keep the version entries current)

Alternative Classification

Python-based

Application Frameworks

Servlet-like Engines

Variable Insertion-Replacement Templating Applications (Pre-processors)

Embedding the Python Interpreter into HTTP (Web) Servers

Web-based XML processing Engines

  • ["4Suite"]

Python-accessible

Servlet-like Engines

Variable Insertion-Replacement Templating Applications (Pre-processors)

Currently Hardly Considered

Python-based Web Client Programming

There is probably a huge amount of good stuff available from the people who are working actively with XML-RPC, Biztalk and other approaches to web services. More too from XML writes like Uche Ogbuji, who has put much good stuff on IBM's developerworks site, among other things.

Sadly nobody has categorised or classified it in the Wiki, so at the moment we have to scratch around.

Object Persistence and Object Relational Layers

See DatabaseProgramming for some guidance on available DatabaseInterfaces and related tools.

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