Quixote is an open source framework for writing Web-based applications using Python aimed at sites where complex programming is required. Its goals are flexibility and high-performance, in that order. Quixote applications tend to be structured like traditional applications. The logic for formatting web pages consists of Python classes and functions. Separation of presentation logic and “back-end” logic is not enforced by Quixote.
A Quixote application is typically a Python package, a collection of modules grouped into a single directory tree. Quixote then maps a URL to a function or method inside the Python package; the function is then called with the contents of the HTTP request, and the results are returned to the client.
As Quixote web framework is based on Python, it’s primarily developed for Python developers who are into developing dynamic websites.
Quixote requires Python 2.4 or a later version and a sound understanding of Python.
Key Features
- A simple and flexible design.
- Session management API.
- Comes with a templating language, the Python Template Language (PTL). The template generates HTML from Python code (or to simply embed HTML in Python); the basic syntax is nearly the same as Python’s. Remember that PTL is not required in Quixote applications.
- HTML templates are written in Python-like syntax and can be imported just like other Python code.
- Library of functions to help create HTML for common screen widgets (text boxes, radio buttons, etc.) and the extraction of data entered by the user into those widgets.
- Library of functions to assist with the creation and analysis of an HTML form.
- Works with any web server that supports CGI and/or FastCGI.
- SCGI protocol is also supported.
- Supports Apache’s mod_python.
Website: github.com/nascheme/quixote
Support:
Developer: Quixote Developers
License: CNRI Open Source License
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