[ Thanks to Dave Guard for this
link. ]
“Zope is a web application server, similar in concept to
proprietary products like Cold Fusion. However, it is free software
that is available under the GPL-compatible Zope Public License,
which is very similar to the BSD License. Zope was designed with
the specific goals of creating a powerful, secure framework for the
development of robust web-based services with a minimum of
effort.“However, Zope’s biggest distinguishing characteristic is how
closely it models the language it is written in: Python. In fact,
many of its features are directly derived from its underlying
Python structure. Because of that, it’s difficult to truly
understand or appreciate Zope without having a basic knowledge of
Python. This article, the first in a two part series, is intended
as a high-level introduction to the language. Next month’s
instalment will build upon this by demonstrating practical examples
of Zope code…”