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DJX – Convention over Configuration for Django (Rails-Inspired CLI)
Rails-style scaffolding for Django when cookiecutter-django already exists.
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Proper – a Rails-shaped Python web framework
by jp_sc·May 17, 2026·2 points·1 comment
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Rails-shaped Python framework with Jx server-rendered components and zero template language.
Strengths
- •Convention over configuration with predictable file structure for models and controllers.
- •Jx components offer typed Python rendering without separate template syntax.
- •Batteries-included: auth, caching, background tasks, and i18n out of the box.
Weaknesses
- •Peewee ORM less mature than SQLAlchemy or Django ORM for complex queries.
- •Crowded Python web framework space with FastAPI, Django, and Flask dominance.
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Python developers wanting Django alternatives
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Django · FastAPI · Flask
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