# webpy/webpy

web.py is a web framework for python that is as simple as it is powerful.

Repository: https://github.com/webpy/webpy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/webpy
Homepage: http://webpy.org
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-07-22T18:30:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 55, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6547, "days_push": 42, "days_rel": 86, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- 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 5921, forks 1297 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:32.334132+00:00)

## What it is
web.py is a minimalist Python web framework that provides URL routing, request handling, templating, forms, sessions, and database access with a simple, unopinionated API. It implements WSGI, ships with a built-in development server, and historically inspired frameworks like Google App Engine's webapp and FriendFeed's stack.

## Use cases
- build a simple website in python
- lightweight python web framework for small apps
- serve a rest api with minimal boilerplate
- prototype a web app quickly
- deploy a wsgi python application
- learn web development with a tiny framework

## When to choose
- you want a small, fast, minimal framework without magic
- you need simple URL routing and built-in templating with few dependencies
- you're maintaining or extending an existing web.py codebase

## When to avoid
- you need an ecosystem with batteries included like Django
- you want async support or modern async-first tooling
- you're starting a large project needing active community plugins and long-term support

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, http-server, routing, templating, orm, form-handling, middleware
- domain: web-development, backend, apis
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: minimalist, wsgi, microframework, aaron-swartz, public-domain, web-server

## Member repositories
- webpy/webpy (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.334132+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 2026-08-29T17:50:50.818793+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/webpy/webpy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.334132+00:00, sha b7b7e3d0a0e9)
  - homepage: http://webpy.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:46:36.844897+00:00, sha 9825b425d2a9)
  - site_page: https://webpy.org/install (fetched 2026-08-29T08:46:36.853995+00:00, sha 05938caab6e6)
  - site_page: https://webpy.org/docs/0.3/tutorial (fetched 2026-08-29T08:46:36.856039+00:00, sha adf5580c6c09)
  - site_page: https://webpy.org/docs/0.3/api (fetched 2026-08-29T08:46:36.857861+00:00, sha 958b5e60cb02)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.