[python-advocacy] Proposal for Monthly podcast series

[Michael Foord]

Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:
> I would like to propose something, but it will require more work than 
> I can do by myself. However, I don't think it's onerous.
>
> There are now a number of articles comparing Python web frameworks, 
> and comparing Python against the web frameworks in other apps.
>
> A website, should be created with a snappy name. (Suggestions: 
> PythonVsWeb, PythonFrameworks). This website should contain: links to 
> all known comparison articles; two recommended frameworks; a list of 
> email addresses where interested parties can reach real people to talk 
> to about choosing a framework; a list of websites which actually use 
> these frameworks; and links to success stories.

The 'real problem'(tm) is that when attempting to start a project it is 
really hard to evaluate the options.

What would be useful IMO is a summary of a few (I don't think two is 
enough) of the most popular frameworks and what the main differences are.

My recommendations for projects to mention (shorter list is better - but 
these are sufficiently different):

* CGI
* Zope
* Django
* Turbogears
* Pylons
* web.py

If people could match up their requirement to a specific framework more 
easily then the 'too many choices' problem would be reduced.

Michael Foord