[nemmons]

This is probably a pretty stupid question, but can you point me in the direction of some recommended reading or documentation regarding how i might go about using a web framework as a wrapper for a separate app? I'm just getting started in python web dev, coming from PHP-MVC-framework-land and this idea is fascinating to me but i'm having a hard time conceptualizing how you would do it.

edit: to be clear, i've read Fowler and understand the idea of a multi-layered application i'm just having a hard time understanding how to achieve it technically.

[aidos]

Not a stupid question, especially since I just made it up as I went along - so there's not much to go on. Will try to put together a little mini example on github (but that will require me actually doing a bit of dissecting).

I've also looked through the Fowler stuff (as well as almost everything else on the subject!). One thing I struggled with a lot was how to handle the DB layer. Fowler has that as the layer right in the middle of the system but I really didn't like that model. All the web frameworks are set up so the db layer is very entangled with the framework and it's quite hard to escape.

Let me put something up on github. Send me an email (in my profile) and then I can let you know once I have something to look at.