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.