Python Paste
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Python Paste is a web application framework framework.  

Paste includes a reimplementation of `Webware for Python`_, using
WSGI_ to create a framework-neutral foundation.

.. _Webware for python: http://www.webwareforpython.org
.. _WSGI: http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0333.html

To check out Paste::

    $ svn co http://svn.w4py.org/Paste/trunk Paste

Note that it includes a script ``build-pkg`` which fetches a bunch of
packages that make Paste more useful.  A big tarball of all the
requirements stuffed together will probably be forthcoming.

Get Involved
============

Discussion: 
  webware-devel@lists.sf.net (`subscribe
  <http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-devel>`__,
  `archives <http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.webware.devel>`__)

More abstract discussion about Python web programming in general:
  web-sig@python.org (`subscribe
  <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/web-sig>`__, `archives
  <http://www.python.org/pipermail/web-sig/>`__)

Checkins:
  webware-checkins@lists.sf.net (`subscribe
  <http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-checkins>`__)

IRC:
  ``#webware`` on `freenode <http://freenode.net>`_

Resources
=========

* `To-do tutorial`_, an introduction to Paste installation and application
  design

* `What is Paste?
  <http://blog.ianbicking.org/what-is-wsgikit.html>`_: a description
  of Paste's scope. (Note that Paste was known as "WSGIKit" when this 
  was written.)

* `What can Paste do for you?
  <http://blog.ianbicking.org/what-can-wsgikit-do-for-you.html>`_: a
  description of what Paste offers to Python web framework authors.

* Ian Bicking presented at `PyCon 2005`_ on `WSGI Middleware and
  WSGIKit`_: *Using WSGI Middleware to build a foundation for Python web
  programming*

* The Webware API portion of Paste should be discussed on
  webware-discuss@lists.sf.net

* The WSGI aspect of Paste should be discussed on web-sig@python.org

.. _To-do tutorial: ./docs/TodoTutorial.html
.. _PyCon 2005: http://pycon.org/dc2005
.. _WSGI Middleware and WSGIKit: http://www.imagescape.com/software/docs/wsgikit-pycon2005/

