Plain

Plain is a web framework for building products with Python.

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 staff tooling and admin dashboards

Learn more at plainframework.com.