Python Web Frameworks

Table of contents

1. Introduction
   1. What Do Web Frameworks Do?
2. 1. Python Web Framework Landscape
   1. Web Framework List
3. 2. Some Frameworks to Keep an Eye On
   1. Django
      1. Quick Start
      2. Representative Code
      3. Automated Testing
      4. When to Use Django
   2. Flask
      1. Quick Start
         1. Flask “Hello World”
      2. Representative Code
      3. Automated Testing
      4. When to Use Flask
   3. Tornado
      1. Quick Start
         1. Tornado “Hello World”
      2. Representative Code
      3. Automated Testing
      4. When to Use Tornado
   4. Bottle
      1. Quick Start
         1. Bottle “Hello World”
      2. Representative Code
      3. Automated Testing
      4. When to Use Bottle
   5. Pyramid
      1. Quick Start
         1. Pyramid “Hello World”
      2. Representative Code
      3. Automated Testing
      4. When to Use Pyramid
   6. CherryPy
      1. Quick Start
         1. CherryPy “Hello World”
      2. Representative Code
      3. Automated Testing
      4. When to Use CherryPy
4. 3. What’s the Right Framework for You?
   1. Don’t Look for Absolute Bests
      1. The “Best” Framework
      2. The “Fastest” Framework
      3. The “Smallest” Framework
   2. Start by Defining Your Goals
   3. Desirable Features
      1. Documentation
      2. Active Community
      3. Reliability
      4. Extensibility
5. 4. Developing Your Own Framework
   1. Why Create a Framework?
   2. Parts of a Basic WSGI Framework
      1. Routing
      2. Templates
      3. Other Features
      4. Documentation
   3. Framework Building Blocks
      1. WebOb (http://webob.org)
      2. Werkzeug (http://werkzeug.pocoo.org)
   4. Some Useful Resources
6. 5. Summary
7. A. Python Web Development Fundamentals
   1. It’s All HTTP Underneath
   2. Web Servers and WSGI
   3. Installing Python Packages
      1. Requirements for Installing Packages
      2. Using pip
      3. Virtual Environments