[Zope] Fwd: Re: Python CGI Scripts (Re: [Zope] Giving up in frustration)

[Andreas Kostyrka]

On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Patrick Phalen wrote:

> 
> >From today's Python List:
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> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> Subject: Re: Python CGI Scripts
> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 20:24:42 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Jonathon <jblake@stamp-coin.com>
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> On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Rudi Angela wrote:
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> >Yep, have a look at Zope, a python based opensource cgi solution:
> 
> 	From my POV, Zope has two major problems.
> 
> 	#1:	It expects to run as a server.  This is not a good
> 		thing, from the POV of most IPPs and ISPs.
Well, this one is easy ;) Change your ISP. The numbers of Zope providers
are starting to grow.
> 
> 	#2:	The documentation is somewhat lacking.
> 		<< This one is easy to fix. >>	
That one is most difficult. Zope is about 140kloc python, with a number of
C language modules. And it does combine a number of revolutionary ideas.
Actually a rather huge number of genial ideas.
(DC seems to be small, but they do have a quality standard for hireing :) )

Actually, the long running process problem you seem to be refering to, can
be partly solved by developing for ZPublisher only. This is a magnitude
better than cgi programming, and for some projects even the best way, but
generally speaking ZPublisher is but one of the components of ZOPE.

Andreas
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