php alternatives in python

[Scott Hathaway]

Thanks for the help!

Scott


"Geoff Talvola" <gtalvola at nameconnector.com> wrote in message
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> At 01:56 PM 5/31/01 +0000, Scott Hathaway wrote:
>
> >I am just researching.  Here is my problem.  My company writes all of our
> >api's (engines) with Python (when cross-platform is needed) or VB (when
COM
> >is needed).  Then, we use PHP for any web work.  So, when I try to
replace a
> >programmer or hire a new one, I have to find someone who is versed in
PHP,
> >Python, and VB.  This is not an easy task.  It would really help if I
could
> >narrow things down to one language.
> >
> >Python could easily replace the COM needs that we gain from VB, but we do
> >not have anyone in our office who can create a GUI in Python as easily or
> >effectively as with VB.  I hope that Python.NET will change that.  So, if
I
> >can replace PHP with Python, we could do all of our development in one
> >language.
> >
> >I have looked at Zope, but it seems more like Cold Fusion than ASP or
PHP.
> >I really want something like ASP or PHP, if possible.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Scott
>
> Webware lets you use either Servlets (Python classes) or PSPs (Python
> Server Pages -- Python embedded in HTML, just like ASP and PHP).  I
> actually use a mixture of both -- I have some pages as Servlets, and some
> as PSP's inherited from Servlets.  But you could certainly design a whole
> site just using PSPs.
>
> As far as stability and speed go, Webware seems very fast (if you deploy
> using Apache and the special Apache Webware module) and stable, but since
> I've never used PHP I have no idea how it compares.
>
> For your GUI needs, I like wxPython using the commercial tool wxDesigner
to
> assist with the layout.  Once you get used to the way wxDesigner lays out
> GUIs using sizers, you'll never want to go back to doing it the VB
> way...  Admittedly, it will be a hard sell for people who have been using
> VB for a long time, and there is a bit of a learning curve in learning
> wxPython.  But Python is so much nicer as a language than VB that I'm
> willing to put up with a somewhat more cumbersome GUI-building process to
> be able to write all the code in Python.
>
>
> --
>
> - Geoff Talvola
>    gtalvola at NameConnector.com
>