Django is "the web framework for perfectionists with deadlines". It is a high-level Python framework that stresses development speed, security, and scalability, and it follows the model-template-views architectural pattern. Django has very robust documentation and is open source.

Django (Web Framework)

web2py is a Python-based web framework that uses the Model-View-Controller design pattern. It is open source, emphasizes security, and includes a Database Abstraction Layer. 

web2py (Web Framework)

Flask is a Python microframework for web development, focused on giving developers complete control of design decisions through its extensibility. Flask is open source, and has extensive documentation

Flask (Web Framework)

TurboGears is "the web framework that scales with you". It offers a "minimal mode", allowing it to act as a microframework for smaller projects, before scaling up for full stack applications. TurboGears follows the Model-View-Controller design pattern, and is open source.

TurboGears (Web Framework)

Pyramid is the "start small, finish big, and stay finished framework". It is a framework that seeks to find a middle-ground between the independence of microframeworks and the convenience of macroframeworks. Pyramid takes inspiration from Django in its extensive documentation, and is also open source.

Pyramid (Web Framework)

FastAPI is a high-performance web framework for building API's. FastAPI is open source. This is one of the fastest Python web frameworks available matching the speed of NodeJS and Go.

FastAPI (Web Framework)

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- web2py
- Flask
- Pyramid
- TurboGears
- FastAPI

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Python is a popular language for web development. Many frameworks exist with varying degrees of customization and rigidity, giving programmers many tools to choose from. Sites such as Spotify, Reddit, and Yelp all run on Python frameworks.

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