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[sharongolfer]

I am not a tech head and so excuse my basic language. My web site has
been redesigned using Python and Django. My current hosting company
supports Python but not Django, does this matter? If it does can
anyone recommend a host. The designer is recommending that we use
their web hosting service, no suprise there, but I don't like being
held over a barrel. Help.

[Justin Lilly]

If your host supports python, it should support django as well. You can also check out webfaction http://www.webfaction.com for more information. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions.

 -jusin

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[Tim Chase]

> If your host supports python, it should support django as well.

Woah...BIG CAVEAT.

I've used hosting services that only have CGI available for
running python programs. While yes, I believe I've seen a hack
float by that allows Django apps to be "run" within CGI, it
entails horrible performance implications. In general though, if
python-CGI is your only option, don't expect to support large
volumes of traffic with speedy response-times.

My understanding is that you need Python *and* an environment
that runs it well: mod_python, wsgi, or fastcgi being popular.

-tim

[Sharon Coleman]

That’s great help thanks I will check them out.

 

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[Kenneth Gonsalves]

if it really support python - it will support django. But it is more
a question of shell access and freedom to do things than just python
support. Check this out:

http://djangofriendly.com/hosts/

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