recommendations for python web programming tools

[Jay O'Connor]

Matthew Wilson wrote:

>I am about to start designing a web application for my office intranet.
>It is pretty simple: we need a way to track conversations with contacts
>and a way to update contact information.
>
>I could do it all in PHP or perl-mason, but I really like python's
>syntax and I have the time to learn something new.  I've never used any
>of the web stuff for python.  I need something that is easy and quick to
>learn.  I need support for connection to MySQL, simple user
>authentication based on passwords, and either a templating system, or
>the ability to embed python code in html, like PHP. I already have
>Apache installed and running on a Red Hat linux box.
>
>I don't need the most high-performance system.  We have 8 users at the
>most that will be logging in simultaneously.
>
>All recommendations are welcome.
>  
>

If you want something simple and focused, I have both some simple 
username/password and templating libraries I use for python web work.  
Contact me offline if you're interested

Take care,
Jay