The effbot.exe 2.0 platform

The effbot.exe 1.0 application is an environment for Python-powered tools, based on Python 2.1 and a WCK implementation for the Topaz toolkit.

The first release has been used for a number of simple tools, including effnews.

Brief summary:

based on Python 2.5
uses a new WCK implementation, based on a refactored Topaz library
uses compositing-based graphics layer
applications consists of forms and services
the framework provides basic network services (asynchronous HTTP, asynchronous sockets), and DB-API-based storage services (through sqlite).