Can anyone point out the pros and cons of TG2 over Django?

Question

Django is my favorite python web framework. I've tried out others like pylons, web2py, nevow and others.

But I've never looked into TurboGears with much enthusiasm.

Now with TG2 out of beta I may give it a try. I'd like to know what are some of the pros and cons compared to Django.

Answer 1

TG2 has several advantages that I think are important:

• Multi-database support
• sharding/data partitioning support
• longstanding support for aggregates, multi-column primary keys
• a transaction system that handles multi-database transactions for you
• an admin system that works with all of the above
• out of the box support for reusable template snipits
• an easy method for creating reusable template tag-libraries
• more flexibility in using non-standard components

There are more, but I think it's also important to know that Django has some advantages over TG2:

• Larger, community, more active IRC channel
• more re-usable app-components
• a bit more developed documentation

All of this means that it's a bit easier to get started in Django than TG2, but I personally think the added power and flexibility that you get is worth it. But your needs may always be different.