On 09/11/2010 03:40 PM, Dave Smith wrote: > I'm creating a very simple web application, and I want to use python. My > first guess was that mod_python would provide the easiest entry point. Boy, > was I wrong. All the mod_python tutorials spend 80% of their time extolling > the virtues of mod_python over CGI, but they are quite lean on specific > examples. It's quite disappointing. A natural progression then leads me to > mod_wsgi, and since that has equally poor documentation, to Django. However, > Django is overkill for my app (I don't even have a database). > > What I want is something as simple as PHP. Just let me drop my files in and > start editing. I don't want to have to add some configuration directive to > httpd.conf for every new file or directory in my web app. I really want to > use python for this. I'd be open to alternatives, like PHP, but PHP's YAML > support is junk (tried several libraries already, and they all fail to > correctly parse the YAML that some other python code produces). > > What do you recommend? > > --Dave
Have you looked at Google App Engine? Look over the Python tutorial, and see if it's for you. http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/gettingstarted/ --Topher /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
