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+1 for Flask. We've started using it as an upgrade over web.py for simple one-off stuff, and are also in the process of integrating it into a much larger application. i.e., it scales both ways. --jay -- ****************************************************** Jay Luker Astrophysics Data System (ADS) [log in to unmask] Center for Astrophysics 617-495-4588 60 Garden Street MS 67 617-495-7356 fax Cambridge, MA 02138 ****************************************************** On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:28 AM, Robert Berry <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Flask is a good choice for what you want to do. I'd suggest using > SQLAlchemy with it. It's an absolutely excellent DB abstraction layer / > ORM. > > William Denton <[log in to unmask]> writes: > >> I have a fairly basic web service I want to hack on that would manage some >> stuff (not too much) and feed out JSON in response to request. I'd like to do >> it in Python so I can get to know the language. >> >> StackOverflow is filled with comparisons of Python web frameworks, but I >> wanted to get the sense from all the Python hackers here about what framework >> might be a good one given their personal experiences. >> >> Django is very full-featured and well documented, and would make a complex >> project simple, but I think has more than I need; Flask looks pretty simple >> and could suit the basic service I want to do; web2py looks pretty rich. >> >> I know this isn't a particularly answerable question and the best thing to do >> is to try one and hack on it, and do it right the second time, but since >> future Python work might involve RDF and linked data, and there are so many >> Python people here whose opinion I value, I thought I'd throw it out. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bill