Spring Python is an offshoot of the Java-based SpringFramework and AcegiSecurityFramework, targeted for Python. Spring provides many useful features, and I wanted those same features available when working with Python.
The site is http://springpython.python-hosting.com, with information about source code, releases, and mailing lists. The following features have been implemented. * DatabaseTemplate - Reading from the database requires a monotonous cycle of opening cursors, reading rows, and closing cursors, along with exception handlers. With this template class, all you need is the SQL query and row-handling function. Spring Python does the rest. * InversionOfControl - The idea is to decouple two classes at the interface level. This lets you build many reusable parts in your software, and your whole application becomes more pluggable. * AspectOrientedProgramming - Spring Python provides great ways to wrap advice around objects. It is utilized for remoting. Another use is for debug tracers and performance tracing. * DistributedRemoting - It is easy to convert your local application into a distributed one. If you have already built your client and server pieces using the IoC container, then going from local to distributed is just a configuration change. * PetClinic - A nice sample web application has been built utilizing CherryPy as the web container. Go check it out for an example of how to use this framework. * ApplicationSecurity - Plugin security interceptors to lock down access to your methods, utilizing both authentication and domain authorization. * SpringWiki - Wikis are powerful ways to store and manage content, so we created a simple one as a demo! For more details about implemented features, check out the tickets tied to this baseline at: http://springpython.python-hosting.com/query?status=closed&milestone=0.2 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
