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Well, according to InfoWorld, web2py is the best Python framework (http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/pillars-p...). It also won a 2011 Bossie Award for open source development software (http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/pillars-p...) and a 2012 Technology of the Year Award (http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/24605/infoworlds-2012-tec...).

Don't listen to the naysayers about web2py -- it is rare to find one who has actually ever used it. Meanwhile, web2py has a large, active, and steadily growing base of real users who are very happy and doing just fine producing and maintaining web applications with it. In fact, many web2py users are former Django users who simply find web2py more productive (see http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-advantages-of-web2py-over-...).

Note, most of the criticisms of web2py have all the earmarks of FUD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt) -- lots of references to authority and calls to stick with a perceived standard way of doing things, but not much discussion of actual technical merits nor presentation of any empirical evidence to back up the strong claims being made (see http://www.quora.com/Is-web2py-a-good-Python-web-framework/a...). Some of the critics seem overly concerned with the notions of "explicitness" and "magic", but not everyone shares their concerns: https://twitter.com/#!/zedshaw/status/80418794526351360.




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