Chapter 14: Picking a Python Web Framework

In Chapter 14: Picking a Python Web Framework, discover how Talk Python replaced its aging Pyramid setup with modern, async-capable Quart. Learn why frameworks like Django, FastAPI, and Litestar were strong contenders, but ultimately lost out to the simplicity and popularity of Flask’s ecosystem. Dive into the two-phase migration approach: first rewriting code to use Quart (staying synchronous), then upgrading critical database calls to async/await. You’ll see how this boost in concurrency trimmed response times from 42ms down to single digits, while eliminating legacy bottlenecks. If you’re evaluating Python web frameworks, this chapter offers a behind-the-scenes migration roadmap.