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nonhuman
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Sep 17, 2006, 03:28 AM
 
So I do a lot of web development, and I'm also a huge Python fan. Obviously I want to put the two together. However I'm having a hell of a time finding any good documentation on how to use Python for web programming (in my opinion, lack of easy to use documentation is the biggest problem that Python has). I can't even find anything that tell me the Python equivalents of $_GET and $_POST.

Can anyone point me to some good resources for this? I'll even spend money on a book if that's what it takes.

Thanks.
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Sep 17, 2006, 10:35 AM
 
Look into Zope & Plone.
     
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Sep 17, 2006, 01:03 PM
 
Originally Posted by Phil Sherry
Look into Zope & Plone.
I like to do things from scratch, at least at first so I can understand how it's working. Also I use Dreamhost for my hosting and they don't allow Zope and therefore Plone (which uses Zope).
     
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Sep 18, 2006, 12:37 PM
 
If you really want to get bare-bones, start with Python's built-in cgi module. You can also take a look at WSGI, which is a low-level Web server interface. Slightly higher-level than that would be web.py, and TurboGears is higher still. Django has a very good reputation, but it's probably higher-level than what you're looking for.
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Sep 18, 2006, 02:11 PM
 
Thanks, I'll check it out.
     
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Sep 25, 2006, 08:31 PM
 
You might be interested in Django, it's a highlevel Python Framework

Django | The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines
     
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Sep 26, 2006, 09:42 AM
 
Originally Posted by nica
You might be interested in Django, it's a highlevel Python Framework

Django | The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines
I mentioned it, but the OP wanted something low-level; Django probably won't suit his tastes all that well.

There is another interesting option, by the way: Java servlets programmed in Jython. Although the interest in Jython itself is relatively low at the moment (mostly due to Jython's embarrassingly-slow development process: it's three years behind) the interest in Jython servlets is high within the community.
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