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``web2py`` provides its users with the generous freedoms of the LGPL open source licence. If you benefit from it, I hope you will feel encouraged to ''pay it forward'' by contributing back to society in whatever form you choose.
``web2py`` is free for you to use. If you benefit from it, I hope you will feel encouraged to ''pay it forward'' by contributing back to society in whatever form you choose.
Hence I started the ``web2py`` project in 2007, primarily as a teaching tool with the goal of making web development easier, faster, and more secure. Over time, it has managed to win the affection of thousands of knowledgeable users and hundreds of developers. Our collective effort has created one of the most full-featured Open Source Web Frameworks for enterprise web development.
As a result, in 2011, ``web2py`` won the Bossie Award for best Open Source Development Software, and in 2012 it won the Technology of the Year award from InfoWorld.
As you will learn in the following pages, ``web2py`` tries to lower the barrier of entry to web development by focusing on three main goals:
''Ease of use''. This means reducing the learning and deployment time as well as development and maintenance costs. This is why ``web2py`` is a full-stack framework without dependencies. It requires no installation and has no configuration files. Everything works ''out of the box'', including a web server, database and a web-based IDE that gives access to all the main features. The API includes just 12 core objects, which are easy to work with and memorize. It can interoperate with most web servers, databases and all Python libraries.
''Rapid development''. Every function of ``web2py`` has a default behavior (which can be overridden). For example, as soon as you have specified your data models, you will have access to a web-based database administration panel. Also, ``web2py`` automatically generates forms for your data and it allows you to easily expose the data in HTML, XML, JSON, RSS, etc. ``web2py`` provides some high level widgets such as the wiki and the grid to rapidly build complex applications.
''Security''. The ``web2py`` Database Abstraction Layer (DAL) eliminates SQL Injections. The template language prevents Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities. The forms generated by ``web2py`` provide field validation and block Cross Site Request Forgeries. Passwords are always stored hashed. Sessions are stored server-side by default to prevent Cookie Tampering. Session cookies are UUID to prevent Session Hijacking.
``web2py`` is built from the user perspective and is constantly being optimized internally to become faster and leaner, whilst always maintaining ''backwards compatibility''.
+``web2py`` is free for you to use. If you benefit from it, I hope you will feel encouraged to ''pay it forward'' by contributing back to society in whatever form you choose.
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Hence I started the web2py project in 2007, primarily as a teaching tool with the goal of making web development easier, faster, and more secure. Over time, it has managed to win the affection of thousands of knowledgeable users and hundreds of developers. Our collective effort has created one of the most full-featured Open Source Web Frameworks for enterprise web development.
As a result, in 2011, web2py won the Bossie Award for best Open Source Development Software, and in 2012 it won the Technology of the Year award from InfoWorld.
As you will learn in the following pages, web2py tries to lower the barrier of entry to web development by focusing on three main goals:
''Ease of use''. This means reducing the learning and deployment time as well as development and maintenance costs. This is why ``web2py`` is a full-stack framework without dependencies. It requires no installation and has no configuration files. Everything works ''out of the box'', including a web server, database and a web-based IDE that gives access to all the main features. The API includes just 12 core objects, which are easy to work with and memorize. It can interoperate with most web servers, databases and all Python libraries.
''Rapid development''. Every function of ``web2py`` has a default behavior (which can be overridden). For example, as soon as you have specified your data models, you will have access to a web-based database administration panel. Also, ``web2py`` automatically generates forms for your data and it allows you to easily expose the data in HTML, XML, JSON, RSS, etc. ``web2py`` provides some high level widgets such as the wiki and the grid to rapidly build complex applications.
-''Security''. The ``web2py`` Database Abstraction Layer (DAL) eliminates SQL Injections. The template language prevents Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities. The forms generated by ``web2py`` provide field validation and block Cross Site Request Forgeries. Passwords are always stored hashed. Sessions are stored server-side by default to prevent Cookie Tampering and session cookies are UUID to prevent Session
Hijacking.
``web2py`` is built from the user perspective and is constantly being optimized internally to become faster and leaner, whilst always maintaining ''backwards compatibility''.
-``web2py`` is free for you to use. If you benefit from it, we hope you will feel encouraged to ''pay it forward'' by contributing back to society in whatever form you choose.
Hence I started the web2py project in 2007, primarily as a teaching tool with the goal of making web development easier, faster, and more secure. Over time, it has managed to win the affection of thousands of knowledgeable users and hundreds of developers. Our collective effort has created one of the most full-featured Open Source Web Frameworks for enterprise web development.
As a result, in 2011, web2py won the Bossie Award for best Open Source Development Software, and in 2012 it won the Technology of the Year award from InfoWorld.
As you will learn in the following pages, web2py tries to lower the barrier of entry to web development by focusing on three main goals:
''Ease of use''. This means reducing the learning and deployment time as well as development and maintenance costs. This is why ``web2py`` is a full-stack framework without dependencies. It requires no installation and has no configuration files. Everything works ''out of the box'', including a web server, database and a web-based IDE that gives access to all the main features. The API includes just 12 core objects, which are easy to work with and memorize. It can interoperate with most web servers, databases and all Python libraries.
''Rapid development''. Every function of ``web2py`` has a default behavior (which can be overridden). For example, as soon as you have specified your data models, you will have access to a web-based database administration panel. Also, ``web2py`` automatically generates forms for your data and it allows you to easily expose the data in HTML, XML, JSON, RSS, etc. ``web2py`` provides some high level widgets such as the wiki and the grid to rapidly build complex applications.
+''Security''. The ``web2py`` Database Abstraction Layer (DAL) eliminates SQL Injections. The template language prevents Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities. The forms generated by ``web2py`` provide field validation and block Cross Site Request Forgeries. Passwords are always stored hashed. Sessions are stored server-side by default to prevent Cookie Tampering and session cookies are UUID to prevent Session
+Hijacking.
Hence I started the web2py project in 2007, primarily as a teaching tool with the goal of making web development easier, faster, and more secure. Over time, it has managed to win the affection of thousands of knowledgeable users and more than two hundred developers. Our collective effort has created one of the most full-featured Open Source Web Frameworks for enterprise web development.
As a result, in 2011, web2py won the Bossie Award for best Open Source Development Software, and in 2012 it won the Technology of the Year award from InfoWorld.
As you will learn in the following pages, web2py tries to lower the barrier of entry to web development by focusing on three main goals:
''Ease of use''. This means reducing the learning and deployment time as well as development and maintenance costs. This is why ``web2py`` is a full-stack framework without dependencies. It requires no installation and has no configuration files. Everything works ''out of the box'', including a web server, database and a web-based IDE that gives access to all the main features. The API includes just 12 core objects, which are easy to work with and memorize. It can interoperate with most web servers, databases and all Python libraries.
''Rapid development''. Every function of ``web2py`` has a default behavior (which can be overridden). For example, as soon as you have specified your data models, you will have access to a web-based database administration panel. Also, ``web2py`` automatically generates forms for your data and it allows you to easily expose the data in HTML, XML, JSON, RSS, etc. ``web2py`` provides some high level widgets such as the wiki and the grid to rapidly build complex applications.
-''Security''. The ``web2py`` database abstraction layer eliminates SQL Injections. The template language prevents Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities. The forms generated by ``web2py`` provide field validation and block Cross Site Request Forgeries. Passwords are always stored hashed. Sessions are stored server-side by default to prevent Cookie Tampering and session cookies are UUID to prevent Cookie Stealing.
``web2py`` is free for you to use. If you benefit from it, we hope you will feel encouraged to ''pay it forward'' by contributing back to society in whatever form you choose.
``web2py`` is free for you to use. If you benefit from it, we hope you will feel a little more like contributing back to society in whatever form you choose.
''Ease of use''. This means reducing the learning and deployment time as well as development and maintenance costs. This is why ``web2py`` is a full-stack framework without dependencies. It requires no installation and has no configuration files. Everything works ''out of the box'', including a web server, database and a web-based IDE that gives access to all the main features. The API includes just 12 core objects, which are easy to work with and memorize. It can interoperate with most web servers, databases and all Python libraries.
''Ease of use''. This means reducing the learning and deployment time as well as devlopment and maintenance costs. This is why ``web2py`` is a full-stack framework without dependencies. It requires no installation and has no configuration files. Everything works ''out of the box'', including a web server, database and a web-based IDE that gives access to all the main features. The API includes just 12 core objects, which are easy to work with and memorize. It can interoperate with most web servers, databases and all Python libraries.
I believe that the ability to easily build high quality web applications is of critical importance for the growth of a free and open society. This prevents the biggest players from monopolizing the flow of information.
Hence I started the web2py project in 2007, primarily as a teaching tool with the goal of making web development easier, faster, and more secure. Over time, it has managed to win the affection of thousands of knowledgeable users and more than two hundred developers. Our collective effort has created one of the most full-featured Open Source Web Frameworks for enterprise web development.
+As a result, in 2011, web2py won the Bossie Award for best Open Source Development Software, and in 2012 it won the Technology of the Year award from InfoWorld.
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+As you will learn in the following pages, web2py tries to lower the barrier of entry to web development by focusing on three main goals:
The ``web2py`` project started in 2007 with the goal of make web developemet easier, faster, and more secure. In 2011, ``web2py`` won the Bossie Award for best Open Source Development Software. In 2012, ``web2py`` won the Technology of the Year award from InfoWorld.
``web2py`` started as a teaching tool and, over time, ``web2py`` has managed to win the affection of thousands of knowledgeable users and more than one hundred developers. Our collective effort has created one of the most full-featured Open Source Web Frameworks for enerprise web development.
-I believe, the ability to build high quality web applications is of critical importance for the growth of a free and open society. It prevents the biggest players from monopolizing the flow of information. ``web2py`` tries to lower the barrier of entry to web development in three ways:
``web2py`` is free for you to use. If you benefit from it, we hope you will feel a little more like contributing back to society in whatever form you choose.
``web2py`` is free for you to use. If you benefit from it, we hope you will feel a little more like contributing back to society in whatever form you choose.
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The ``web2py`` project started in 2007 with the goal of make web developemet easier, faster, and more secure. In 2011, ``web2py`` won the Bossie Award for best Open Source Development Software. In 2012, ``web2py`` won the Technology of the Year award from InfoWorld.
``web2py`` started as a teaching tool and, over time, ``web2py`` has managed to win the affection of thousands of knowledgeable users and more than one hundred developers. Our collective effort has created one of the most full-featured Open Source Web Frameworks for enerprise web development.
I believe, the ability to build high quality web applications is of critical importance for the growth of a free and open society. It prevents the biggest players from monopolizing the flow of information. ``web2py`` tries to lower the barrier of entry to web development in three ways:
''Ease of use''. This means reducing the learning and deployment time as well as devlopment and maintenance costs. This is why ``web2py`` is a full-stack framework without dependencies. It requires no installation and has no configuration files. Everything works ''out of the box'', including a web server, database and a web-based IDE that gives access to all the main features. The API includes just 12 core objects, which are easy to work with and memorize. It can interoperate with most web servers, databases and all Python libraries.
''Rapid development''. Every function of ``web2py`` has a default behavior (which can be overridden). For example, as soon as you have specified your data models, you will have access to a web-based database administration panel. Also, ``web2py`` automatically generates forms for your data and it allows you to easily expose the data in HTML, XML, JSON, RSS, etc. ``web2py`` provides some high level widgets such as the wiki and the grid to rapidly build complex applications.
''Security''. The ``web2py`` database abstraction layer eliminates SQL Injections. The template language prevents Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities. The forms generated by ``web2py`` provide field validation and block Cross Site Request Forgeries. Passwords are always stored hashed. Sessions are stored server-side by default to prevent Cookie Tampering and session cookies are UUID to prevent Cookie Stealing.
``web2py`` is built from the user perspective and is constantly being optimized internally to become faster and leaner, whilst always maintaining ''backwards compatibility''.
``web2py`` is free for you to use. If you benefit from it, we hope you will feel a little more like contributing back to society in whatever form you choose.
``web2py`` was launched in 2007 and now, after four years of continuous development, we have reached a very much needed fourth edition of this book. During this time, ``web2py`` has managed to win the affection of thousands of knowledgeable users and more than one hundred developers. Our collective effort has created one of the most full-featured Open Source Web Frameworks in existence.
I originally started ``web2py`` as a teaching tool because, I believe, the ability to build high quality web applications is of critical importance for the growth of a free and open society. It prevents the biggest players from monopolizing the flow of information. This motivation continues to be valid and it is even more important today.
In general, the purpose of any web framework is to make web development easier, faster and prevent developers from making mistakes, especially in matters related to security. In ``web2py`` we address these issues with our three main goals:
''Ease of use'' is the primary goal for ``web2py``. For us, this means reducing the learning and deployment time. This is why ``web2py`` is a full-stack framework without dependencies. It requires no installation and has no configuration files. Everything works ''out of the box'', including a web server, database and a web-based IDE that gives access to all the main features. The API includes just 12 core objects, which are easy to work with and memorize. It can interoperate with most web servers, databases and all Python libraries.
''Faster'' development is the secondary goal. Every function of ``web2py`` has a default behavior (which can be overridden). For example, as soon as you have specified your data models, you will have access to a web-based database administration panel. Also, ``web2py`` automatically generates forms for your data and it allows you to easily expose the data in HTML, XML, JSON, RSS, etc.
''Security'' is at the heart of ``web2py``, and our goal here is to lock everything down to keep your systems and data safe. Therefore, our database layer eliminates SQL Injections. The template language prevents Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities. The forms generated by ``web2py`` provide field validation and block Cross Site Request Forgeries. Passwords are always stored hashed. Sessions are stored server-side by default to prevent Cookie Tampering and session cookies are uuid to prevent Cookie Stealing.
``web2py`` has always been built from the user perspective and is constantly optimized internally to become faster and leaner, whilst always maintaining ''backwards compatibility''.
``web2py`` is free for you to use. If you benefit from it, we hope you will feel a little more like contributing back to society in whatever form you choose.
-In 2011 InfoWorld magazine reviewed six of the most popular full-stack Python based web frameworks and ranked web2py highest. Also in 2011, web2py won the Bossie Award for best Open Source Development Software.
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''Ease of use'' is the primary goal for ``web2py``. For us, this means reducing the learning and deployment time. This is why ``web2py`` is a full-stack framework without dependencies. It requires no installation and has no configuration files. Everything works ''out of the box'', including a web server, database and a web-based IDE that gives access to all the main features. The API includes just 12 core objects, which are easy to work with and memorize. It can interoperate with most web servers, databases and all Python libraries.
''Faster'' development is the secondary goal. Every function of ``web2py`` has a default behavior (which can be overridden). For example, as soon as you have specified your data models, you will have access to a web-based database administration panel. Also, ``web2py`` automatically generates forms for your data and it allows you to easily expose the data in HTML, XML, JSON, RSS, etc.
''Security'' is at the heart of ``web2py``, and our goal here is to lock everything down to keep your systems and data safe. Therefore, our database layer eliminates SQL Injections. The template language prevents Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities. The forms generated by ``web2py`` provide field validation and block Cross Site Request Forgeries. Passwords are always stored hashed. Sessions are stored server-side by default to prevent Cookie Tampering and session cookies are uuid to prevent Cookie Stealing.
``web2py`` has always been built from the user perspective and is constantly optimized internally to become faster and leaner, whilst always maintaining ''backwards compatibility''.
''Ease of use'' is the primary goal for ``web2py``. For us, this means reducing the learning and deployment time. This is why ``web2py`` is a full-stack framework without dependencies. It requires no installation and has no configuration files. Everything works ''out of the box'', including a web server, database and a web-based IDE that gives access to all the main features. The API includes just 12 core objects, which are easy to work with and memorize. It can interoperate with most web servers, database and all Python libraries.
''Faster'' development is the secondary goal. Every function of ``web2py`` has a default behavior (which can be overridden). For example, as soon as you have specified your data models, you will have access to a web-based database administration panel. ``web2py`` also generates automatically forms for your data and it allows you to easily expose the data in HTML, XML, JSON, RSS, etc.
''Security'' is at the heart of ``web2py``, and our goal here is to lock everything down to keep your systems and data safe. Therefore, our database layer eliminates SQL Injections. The template language prevents Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities. The forms generated by ``web2py`` provide field validation and block Cross Site Request Forgeries. Passwords are always stored hashed. Sessions are stored server-side by default to prevent Cookie Tampering and session cookies are uuid to prevent Cookie Stealing.
``web2py`` has always been built from the user perspective and is constantly optimized internally to become faster and leaner, whilst always maintaining ''backward compatibility''.