Aspen
A Python web framework that makes the most of the
filesystem.
Simplates are the
main attraction.
Downloads
aspen-0.18.10.tar.bz2, tar.gz, zip, pypi, github
Continuous Integration
Support
email, github, IRC (web), mailing list, twitter, +1-412-925-4220 (call or text)
Testimonials
- “A delight.” —Jussi Arpalahti
- “It’s different. Very different.” —Dusty Phillips
- “I’m so glad someone has the guts to take on MVC.” —@pydanny
- “I am afraid of this.” —some guy at PyCon 2012
- “Love it. It was super easy to set up. Really Impressed.” — Jordan Messina (via IRC)
- “ Awesome. App Engine feels clunky in comparison.” —Pat Collins
- “ A pleasure to work with.” —Jeffrey Armstrong
- “ A completely different approach.” —Richard Jones
- “ Aspen seems insane to me.” —Lee McFadden
Showcase Something to add?
- Keystone, a web framework inspired by Aspen
- Trembling, a session and auth module for Aspen
- IHasAMoney.com, personal finance for geeks
- plus45design
- Voice synthesizer for your Mac (screenshot)
- Pictionary demo of Socket.IO integration
- Burned Media
- Approximatrix, Solutions for Numerical Computing
- Mongs, a web-based data browser for MongoDB
- Gheat, heatmaps for Google Maps
- A couple demos of Aspen’s Socket.IO integration
- Aspen + diesel talking to a STOMP server
- A toy blog, demonstrating Aspen’s core features
- Source code for http://aspen.io/ itself
Appearances Something to add?
- 2012-06-03 Aspen 1.0 due
- 2012-05-10 Aspen sprint, 6pm MAYA
- 2012-04-25 PghPython, 7pm Vivisimo
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2012-03-28PghPython, 7pm Vivisimo -
2012-03-09—2012-03-13PyCon -
2012-03-08PyWeb Summit -
2012-02-01Monthly sprint, 7-9pm US/Eastern. Pittsburgh location TBD and/or IRC. -
2012-01-05Monthly sprint, 7-9pm US/Eastern. Crazy Mocha or IRC. -
2011-12-14Monthly sprint, 7-9pm US/Eastern. Crazy Mocha or IRC. Whiteboard, Socket.IO disconnect. -
2011-11-09Monthly sprint, 7-9pm US/Eastern. Crazy Mocha or IRC. Homepage refresh. Socket.IO for Windows -
2011-10-12Monthly sprint, 7-9pm US/Eastern. Crazy Mocha or IRC. Ported to Windows. -
2011-09-28Chad Whitacre gave a short intro to Aspen at PghPython. -
2011-08-21Richard Jones included Aspen in his micro-framework battle. -
2011-07-30Chad Whitacre spoke about the design philosophy behind Aspen at PyOhio. -
2011-07-05Jason Coombs gave an impromptu lightening talk about Aspen at DC Python. -
2011-06-08Kevin LaTona introduced Aspen to SeaPIG. -
2011-06-07Chad Whitacre released Mongs while at MongoNYC.
Documentation for Developers
Documentation for Sysadmins
- Configuration
- Deployment
- Configuration Files
- Executables
Your Page
Aspen maps your URLs directly to the filesystem. It’s way simpler than regular expression routing or object traversal. Capture path parts with virtual paths.
Your Simplate
On the filesystem you have a simplate. This is one file with three pages: import, request, and template. The ^L is a page break. It separates your concerns.
Your Library
Mature projects keep functionality in object-oriented, tested, documented libraries. Of course, you have the full power and depth of Python as well.
Want more? Here’s a 50-minute video from PyOhio 2011.