[Tutor] web.py vs webwareforpython

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@Kent, that's some useful background info.

@Marc, i also thought about the issue of Python hosts not supporting
long-running processes. Do check with WebFaction though
http://www.webfaction.com - apparently one can get Python hosting that
allows installation of certain server modules e.g. mod_python, etc. I hope i
understood you correctly.

Lloyd Dube.


On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Marc Tompkins <marc.tompkins at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sorry to jump in the middle here, but I have a somewhat related
> question...
>
> I have a few websites set up for my clients, mostly using Mambo/Joomla
> (PHP-based).  My clients tend to be small brick-and-mortar businesses
> (doctors, lawyers, etc.) who merely wish to use their website as an
> extension of their marketing effort, not as a storefront, and generally I
> set the thing up / perform updates, etc. and turn over the day-to-day
> running of the site (posting new articles/pictures/videos, running fora,
> sending newsletters) to a member of their staff.
>
> I'd love to switch to a Python-based solution for my future and ongoing
> projects, and Django looks very exciting to me, but...  honestly, Django
> won't run on most commodity-grade web hosts.  And I'm frankly sick of
> hearing the knee-jerk response "GoDaddy sucks!  1and1 sucks!" because, darn
> it, they work just fine with Joomla.  Django requires "long-running
> processes", which a cheap webhost obviously doesn't like...
>
> I don't really have anything against Joomla - it's worked well for me -
> but I do feel pretty silly raving about how great Python is, and then when
> the subject of web development comes up having to shuffle my feet and say
> "...ummm... well, there I use PHP.  But Python's really great!"
> I also don't have a love affair going with GoDaddy or 1and1, but they've
> both been very affordable and (especially GoDaddy) very easy to work with,
> which I can't say for a lot of other companies I've dealt with.  They've
> also both been around for a few years, and I'm confident that they still
> will be there in a few more.  These are all very important to me and my
> clients.
> I'd like - if possible - to use a relatively mature framework which I can
> then extend.  I'm happy starting from scratch and experimenting with my own
> personal hobby projects, but in this area I'd like the core functionality to
> "just work".
>
> So my question is: does anybody have a good Python-based CMS / template /
> whatever framework up and running on a commodity-priced, shared webhost?  If
> so, which one?  Which host?  Inquiring minds wanna know.
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