Zope is a Python web framework that emerged in the 1990s, when Python, and the concept "web framework" itself were barely known: the state of the art was Perl CGI. As such Zope pioneered a lot of Python web development. Along the way many mistakes were also made, some of which were good decisions at the time and only turned into mistakes over time. "What can we learn from Zope?" This question has been asked before, and the aftermath of that question on discussion forums is often negative: Zope has accumulated long, rich history of good and bad ideas, and it presents a tempting target. But those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, so let's go into it again. What concepts from Zope are valuable, perhaps even to the Django community? The Zope project has been at it for a while, so dare we ask whether Zope has concepts and technology today that are still in the future for Django?
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