I think we are thinking about it at the time python3 is working well.
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2012/11/27 Massimo Di Pierro <massimo.dipie...@gmail.com>
> Hello user,
>
> The purpose of that thread is to discuss where web2py should got in the
> future. For now we refer to that as web3py but noting is settled, not even
> the name.
> There is a prototype containing some of my ideas for web3py.
>
> My ideas are:
> 1) keep dal, templates, and validators
> 2) rewrite source code for forms and helpers (they would work more or less
> the same but simpler APIs, now they have too many options)
> 3) simplify internal logic (import instead of exec, better use of wsgi
> middleware, everything lazy for speed)
> 4) support for python 3.3
> 5) a compatibility layer that will allow running legacy web2py apps when
> running web3py in python 2.7.
>
> This means we will keep backward compatibility for legacy apps but new app
> will slightly different APIs.
> Anyway this is a proposal. people can looks at the prototype. It is 20x
> faster on hello world apps.
>
> I think for now this discussion belongs to web2py-developers and everybody
> is welcome to join.
> When the proposal is more concrete we can move some of the discussion here.
>
> Massimo
>
>
> On Monday, 26 November 2012 22:39:06 UTC-6, User wrote:
>>
>> I noticed a thread over in web2py-developers web3py -
>> important!<https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/web2py-developers/RCeiRd3Rzs0>
>> which
>> was exciting to read. I've flirted with web2py and there's a lot that I
>> like about it. For some reason I find web2py exciting whereas django
>> doesn't provide that. I've used Yii on the php side which is great
>> framework as far as php goes and asp.net mvc which is great as well.
>> I'd love to work with python but the main thing making me hesitate with
>> web2py is critical mass.
>>
>> It seems like it wouldn't be hard for web2py to really dominate the
>> python web framework space if some of the core criticisms were addressed.
>> I'm not fully up to speed on what they are but I usually hear about unit
>> testing and global variables. It feels like there is a roadblock
>> preventing the project from skyrocketing. Python needs a rails. I
>> understand that the design decisions are by choice with pros and cons.
>>
>> My questions are:
>> 1. Will web3py likely address these often repeated core criticisms? (I
>> saw point 5 from the thread linked to above: "5) No more global
>> environment. Apps will do "from web3py import *" (see below)")
>> 2. The developer thread is over in the developers section. Will you have
>> a more open forum for users (as opposed to developers) to have input on
>> web3py?
>>
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