Web server with Python

[Patrick Useldinger]

Re: Web server with Python

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 15:43:30 +1000, Andrew Bennetts
<andrew-twisted@puzzlin g.org> wrote:

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>Eek! Does 1.0.7 (just released) work any better? Also, what platform are
>you using, and are you installing from the source .tar.gz or something else?[/color]

I didn't try 1.0.7, didn't even know that it was out.
I am on a WinXP box and used the prebuild binaries.

I have started digging into Medusa right now... and stay focused on
that one until I have a blocking problem or I get bored ;-)

-PU

[Andrew Bennetts]

Re: Web server with Python

On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 08:18:25PM +0200, Patrick Useldinger wrote:[color=blue]
> On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 15:43:30 +1000, Andrew Bennetts
> <andrew-twisted@puzzlin g.org> wrote:
>
>[color=green]
> >Eek! Does 1.0.7 (just released) work any better? Also, what platform are
> >you using, and are you installing from the source .tar.gz or something else?[/color]
>
> I didn't try 1.0.7, didn't even know that it was out.
> I am on a WinXP box and used the prebuild binaries.[/color]

Ah, ok. The prebuild binaries for Windows only work on one version, and I
think the Windows maintainer has chosen to only support 2.2. You're welcome
to build your own from the source, or try to convince someone on IRC to
build 2.3 binaries for you ;)

Also, you don't need a compiler to use Twisted. The C extensions are
entirely optional, and just provide some optimisations over some of the
equivalent pure python modules, but most users would probably never notice
the difference.
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> I have started digging into Medusa right now... and stay focused on
> that one until I have a blocking problem or I get bored ;-)[/color]

We'll be waiting ;)

-Andrew.

[Graham Fawcett]

Re: Web server with Python

Andrew Bennetts wrote:
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>On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 08:18:25PM +0200, Patrick Useldinger wrote:
>
>[color=green]
>>On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 15:43:30 +1000, Andrew Bennetts
>><andrew-twisted@puzzlin g.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>Eek! Does 1.0.7 (just released) work any better? Also, what platform are
>>>you using, and are you installing from the source .tar.gz or something else?
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>I didn't try 1.0.7, didn't even know that it was out.
>>I am on a WinXP box and used the prebuild binaries.
>>
>>[/color]
>
>Ah, ok. The prebuild binaries for Windows only work on one version, and I
>think the Windows maintainer has chosen to only support 2.2. You're welcome
>to build your own from the source, or try to convince someone on IRC to
>build 2.3 binaries for you ;)
>
>Also, you don't need a compiler to use Twisted. The C extensions are
>entirely optional, and just provide some optimisations over some of the
>equivalent pure python modules, but most users would probably never notice
>the difference.
>
>
>[color=green]
>>I have started digging into Medusa right now... and stay focused on
>>that one until I have a blocking problem or I get bored ;-)
>>
>>[/color][/color]
<insert clever joke about
no-"blocking"-problems-in-an-asycn-select-based-web-server here>

If you'd like to use Medusa with less digging and much less boredom, I'd
encourage you to check out the Quixote Web app framework, which runs
beautifully on Win32/Medusa (as well as a number of other front ends,
including Twisted).

Personally I think it's nice to be able to write app code against a
(lean, mean and delightful) framework, while maintaining the right to
choose and switch between a range of Web servers. That's good separation
of concerns.

Quixote has a shiny new advocacy site at http://quixote.ca/ and is
available for download at http://www.mems-exchange.org/software/quixote/ .
[color=blue]
>We'll be waiting ;)
>
>[/color]

If Patrick gives Quixote a try, you might be waiting a while. <double-wink>

Best wishes to all,

-- Graham

[Patrick Useldinger]

Re: Web server with Python

On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:48:21 +1000, Andrew Bennetts
<andrew-pythonlist@puzz ling.org> wrote:
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>> I have started digging into Medusa right now... and stay focused on
>> that one until I have a blocking problem or I get bored ;-)[/color]
>
>We'll be waiting ;)[/color]

Wait no more... I am currently working my way through the Twisted doc,
now that the Python 2.3 version of Twisted is out. I spend an awful
amount of time to get a dynamic page with Medusa, specifically due to
the fact that there is no documentation except the comments in the code.

I am most impressed by Twisted.
But then, of course, you knew that already ;-)

-PU

[A.M. Kuchling]

Re: Web server with Python

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:47:43 +0200,
Patrick Useldinger <p.useldinger@m yrealbox.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> now that the Python 2.3 version of Twisted is out. I spend an awful
> amount of time to get a dynamic page with Medusa, specifically due to
> the fact that there is no documentation except the comments in the code.[/color]

Note that Quixote includes support for both Medusa and Twisted; see
the modules in the quixote.server package.

--amk