Hello everybody, Gluon 1.15 is out. This is a free open source framework for agile development of secure database driven web applications, written in Python, programmable in Python. Stable API and supported since October 1st 2007. http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu http://www.vimeo.com/428474 (video tutorial) http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/appliances (free plugin apps for gluon with source) Some features: no installation (it is a single executable), no configuration files, no shell commands, all development, deployment and maintenance is done via a web interface built-in ticketing system; if your app has a bug it is logged, the user is notified and ticket is issued so that the administrator can retrieve the event via the administrative interface. Example of a COMPLETE working gluon app: ---------- model: db.py ------------ db=SQLDB('sqlite://file.db') db.define_table('images',SQLField('file','upload')) ---------- controller: default.py --------- def index(): form=SQLFORM(db.images) if form.accepts(request.vars,session): response.flash='image uploaded' return dict(form=form) ------------------------------------------- what does it do? it creates the database, creates the table (if it does not exists) or alters the table (if description does not match), creates a web page called index with an upload form for the image. When the visitor clicks submit, the file is uploaded, renamed in a safe way, stored in a file serverside, the name is stored in the database, and the user is a notified. It also creates a session and handles it via a cookie. It also writes a web based administrative interface for the newly created database. Massimo