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The Definitive Guide to Jython: Python for the Java™ Platform
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The Definitive Guide to Jython: Python for the Java™ Platform

by Josh Juneau, Jim Baker, Victor Ng, Leo Soto, Frank Wierzbicki
March 2010
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
544 pages
13h 28m
English
Apress
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Chapter 15. Introduction to Pylons

Although Django is currently the most popular webframework for Python, it is by no means your only choice. Where Django grew out of the needs of newsrooms to implement content management solutions rapidly, Pylons grew out of a need to build web applications in environments that may have existing databases to integrate with, and the applications don't fit neatly into the class of applications that are loosely defined in the "content management" space.

Pylons greatest strength is that it takes a best-of-breed approach to constructing its technology stack. Where everything is "built in" with Django and the entire application stack is specifically designed with a single worldview of how applications should be done, ...

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