I really like webpy and its open ended approach, but Django is just a more complete framework, and thats what I need for rapid development. django.contrib contains user/auth and other things I'd need to roll my own in webpy. And the middleware, like session stuff - beeing written for django - ties nicely in with all the helpers (generic views, etc..), while still being loosely coupled. Initially I thought that Django was mainly for news driven sites, but I find it to be just as flexible as Rails and more explicit and intuitive. So basically I'm looking for the solution that allows me to write the minimum amount of code, while still providing the flexibility I need. And of course it has to be Python (because that's what I prefer).
I really appreciate these comments about webpy.
I recently started using it and I love it for its simplicity, but at the same time I wondered about the advantages/disadvantages of its "anti-framework" philosophy against the full features of a mega framework ala Django, Pylons or TG.
I still find it very appealing, because 99% of the time, it is used for common, simple websites. And in these cases, its simplicity pays off.
I like that I don't have to fiddle with multiple files or configurations, since everything can be contained in a single file in a very clear way, and just adding "web.run" to your script converts it into a running website.
