# web2py/web2py

Free and open source full-stack enterprise framework for agile development of secure database-driven web-based applications, written and programmable in Python.

Repository: https://github.com/web2py/web2py
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/web2py
Homepage: http://www.web2py.com
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-25T17:27:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 62, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6508, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 254, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2168, forks 916 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:21.481967+00:00)

## What it is
web2py is a free, open-source full-stack Python framework for agile development of secure, database-driven web applications, featuring its own template language and the PyDAL database abstraction layer. It is now in limited maintenance mode, with new projects directed to its successor py4web.

## Use cases
- build secure database-driven web apps in python
- rapidly prototype web applications without configuration
- maintain legacy python web applications built on web2py
- use a built-in ORM and database abstraction layer for multiple databases
- develop web apps with authentication and admin interface out of the box

## When to choose
- you are maintaining or extending an existing web2py application
- you need a batteries-included full-stack framework with no installation steps
- you want the shared template language and PyDAL before moving to py4web

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - the maintainers recommend py4web instead
- you need a framework with active feature development and modern async support
- you want a large ecosystem of third-party extensions and community packages

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, orm, database, templating, auth, http-server
- domain: web-development, backend, databases
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: full-stack, database-driven, pydal, legacy-framework, agile-development, python2-heritage, web-server

## Member repositories
- web2py/web2py (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:21.481967+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:49:30.999821+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/web2py/web2py (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:21.481967+00:00, sha 2d4e0a7f8070)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.