I don't see it as all that bad. For most serious deployments (in the Plone/Zope context) I and many others use virtualenv anyway, which gives the application its own python. This is good in terms of controlling the environment, but in this case means that an old system python is no longer a problem. In the Plone/Zope context we also use buildout (google 'buildout pypi) to assemble packages, and document the whole python environment. Buildout also allows one to publish recipes, which may also include version specifications, if one needs to pin versions of a package, for compatibility. This may be worth looking into for web2py. Best wishes, --r
On May 22, 2010, at 9:54 PM, mdipierro wrote: > The situation of python on shared web hosting is very sad. Most of > them run CentOS which comes with Python 2.4 (which is 6 years old) and > no mod_pyhton. This is not just a problem for web2py. This is a > problem for all Python users and one that the larger community should > address, perhaps by putting some pressure on the hosting providers and/ > or the CentOS team. > > On May 22, 11:25 pm, GoldenTiger <goldenboy...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Thank you everybody. >> >> Gathering information from your answers I can then write that real >> information for Web2Py about compatibility >> >> At 23 th May 2010 we have actual version of Web2Py is v1.78.3 >> >> 1- It's compatible with python 2.4 but requires 2 libraries not >> included by default on Python 2.4: >> - pysqlite >> - hashlib >> They can be installed manually >> If "setuptools" library is installed you can install the required >> libraries using command: "easy_install-2.4 -U pysqlite hashlib" >> >> 2- Any shared hosting with requirements above should be able to run >> web2py apps >> >> 3- Web2Py performance at production server: >> -the main significant difference is that GAE requires that all >> requests must complete in under 30 seconds >> - a web2py app designed to run in the GAE infrastucture runs as >> well as the same app in a shared hosting >> >> Thanks again ^ Russ Ferriday - Topia Systems - Open Source content management with Plone and Zope ru...@topia.com - mobile: +1 805 234 6915 - skype: ferriday
