A web framework for building products with Python.
The Plain framework consists of a core plain package, and a collection of additional first-party packages that can be installed by choice.
The quickest way to get started is to clone one of the starter kits, but you can always install plain directly from PyPI and start from scratch.
With the core plain package you can build an app that:
- Matches URL patterns to Python views
- Handles HTTP requests and responses
- Renders HTML templates with Jinja
- Processes user input via forms
- Has a CLI interface
- Serves static assets (CSS, JS, images)
- Can be modified with middleware
- Integrates first-party and third-party packages
- Has a preflight check system
With the official Plain ecosystem packages you can:
- Integrate a full-featured database ORM
- Use a built-in user authentication system
- Lint and format code
- Run a database-backed cache
- Send emails
- Streamline local development
- Manage feature flags
- Integrate HTMX
- Style with Tailwind CSS
- Add OAuth login and API access
- Run tests with pytest
- Run a background job worker
- Build admin dashboard and tools
Learn more at plainframework.com.