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I tried web2py a little bit. I liked the fact that a lot of basic things get setup initially. But all the globals confused the heck out of me. Couldn't quite understand the right way to test. It could be just me though!

I am happy using Flask these days!

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Agree about the globals - for something that's touted as quick and easy for beginners, I spent an inordinate time in the docs due to all the automagic features. Customizing something like a form outside the automagic prescription is also a non-intuitive pain.

That said, there are many things I do like about it. Mainly that it's out of the box for App Engine, unlike Django, and its web-based IDE built in.

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