Python v PHP: fair comparison?

[walterbyrd]

Luis M. González wrote:
> the new crop of web frameworks (Django, Turbo Gears, etc...).
>
> > - Newer versions of mod_python require Apache 2.0, which few hosters
> > have
>
> You can also get alder versions of mod_python. What's the problem?

The problem is that the system requirements for django and turbogears
are sky-high. I think Django requires Apache 2.0 (and maybe mod_python
3.x), and CherryPy (part of turbogears) requires Python 2.4. If you are
developing for a hosted environment, this can be a big problem. Few
enough hosters provide python to begin with, then add to that such
requirements as apache 2.0 - and you left with almost nothing.