python-friendly web hosts: buyer beware

[Richard Jones]

On Fri, 24 May 2002 01:05, Roger Burnham wrote:
> On Thu, 23 May 2002 14:36:46 GMT, Rob Andrews
> <rob[nospam]@uselesspython.com>
>
> wrote:
> >As webmaster of Useless Python, I went on the hunt some months back for
> >python-frienly web hosting services for the site itself and to recommend
> >to users of the site. This has proven to be more of an adventure than I
> >had anticipated. In the quest, I have encountered a range of different
> >organizations, from the Python-enthusiastic tummy.com to a few more
> >dubious situations.
> >
> ><Snip>
>
> Give http://www.modwest.com/ a look.  I've found them _very_ responsive. 
> They have the latest Python version and have added PIL and a few other
> packages at my request, usually less than an hour after asking.

Oddly enough, I've had great success with http://phpwebhosting.com/ - I've got 
compiler and cron access (just had to ask) so I've got python2.1.3 installed, 
running CGI and in cron jobs. All for US$10 a month.


   Richard