web2py for Scientific Applications
- Resource Type
- Authors
- M. Di Pierro
- Source
- Computing in Science & Engineering. 13:64-69
- Subject
- General Computer Science
Computer science
business.industry
General Engineering
Information processing
Python (programming language)
Application software
computer.software_genre
Data science
World Wide Web
Web application
The Internet
Web service
business
Web application development
computer
computer.programming_language
- Language
- ISSN
- 1521-9615
The needs of scientists to communicate effectively, collaborate over the Internet, and organize and present data in a structured and accessible manner have become critically important. The web2py framework offers rapid development and prototyping of secure database-driven Web applications and was created specifically with the scientific and academic communities in mind.