Re: Mod_python vs. application server like CherryPy?

2006-12-09 Thread Graham Dumpleton
Damjan wrote: > > For example, consider an extreme case such as WSGI. Through a goal of > > WSGI being portability it effectively ignores practically everything > > that Apache has to offer. Thus although Apache offers support for > > authentication and authorisation, a WSGI user would have to imp

Re: Mod_python vs. application server like CherryPy?

2006-12-08 Thread Damjan
> For example, consider an extreme case such as WSGI. Through a goal of > WSGI being portability it effectively ignores practically everything > that Apache has to offer. Thus although Apache offers support for > authentication and authorisation, a WSGI user would have to implement > this functiona

Re: Mod_python vs. application server like CherryPy?

2006-12-06 Thread fumanchu
Graham Dumpleton wrote: > For example, consider an extreme case such as WSGI. > Through a goal of WSGI being portability it effectively > ignores practically everything that Apache has to offer. > Thus although Apache offers support for authentication > and authorisation, a WSGI user would have to

Re: Mod_python vs. application server like CherryPy?

2006-12-06 Thread Vincent Delporte
On 6 Dec 2006 16:32:14 -0800, "Graham Dumpleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Getting perhaps back to the answer you were seeking right back at the >start, that is if you are new to web application and development and >Python, then you may well be better of just using a higher level >framework as th

Re: Mod_python vs. application server like CherryPy?

2006-12-06 Thread Graham Dumpleton
Vincent Delporte wrote: > On 6 Dec 2006 14:55:58 -0800, "Graham Dumpleton" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Although WSGI is an extreme case because of the level it pitches at, > >other systems such as CherryPy and Django aren't much different as they > >effectively duplicate a lot of stuff that co

Re: Mod_python vs. application server like CherryPy?

2006-12-06 Thread Vincent Delporte
On 6 Dec 2006 14:55:58 -0800, "Graham Dumpleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Although WSGI is an extreme case because of the level it pitches at, >other systems such as CherryPy and Django aren't much different as they >effectively duplicate a lot of stuff that could be achieved using more >basic f

Re: Mod_python vs. application server like CherryPy?

2006-12-06 Thread Graham Dumpleton
Vincent Delporte wrote: > On 5 Dec 2006 17:05:06 -0800, "fumanchu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >In a nutshell, mod_python gives you > >access from Python to the Apache API, whereas CherryPy and friends give > >you their own API. > > I didn't know Apache had an API of its own, or that it was even

Re: Mod_python vs. application server like CherryPy?

2006-12-06 Thread Paul Boddie
Vincent Delporte wrote: > On 5 Dec 2006 17:05:06 -0800, "fumanchu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >In a nutshell, mod_python gives you > >access from Python to the Apache API, whereas CherryPy and friends give > >you their own API. > > I didn't know Apache had an API of its own, or that it was even n

Re: Mod_python vs. application server like CherryPy?

2006-12-06 Thread Vincent Delporte
On 5 Dec 2006 17:05:06 -0800, "fumanchu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In a nutshell, mod_python gives you >access from Python to the Apache API, whereas CherryPy and friends give >you their own API. I didn't know Apache had an API of its own, or that it was even needed when writing a web applicatio

Re: Mod_python vs. application server like CherryPy?

2006-12-05 Thread fumanchu
Vincent Delporte wrote: > I'm still a newbie when it comes to web applications, so would like > some help in choosing a solution to write apps with Python: What's the > difference between using running it through mod_python vs. building an > application server using Python-based tools like CherryPy

Mod_python vs. application server like CherryPy?

2006-12-05 Thread Vincent Delporte
Hi I'm still a newbie when it comes to web applications, so would like some help in choosing a solution to write apps with Python: What's the difference between using running it through mod_python vs. building an application server using Python-based tools like CherryPy, Quixote, Draco, etc.? Tha