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<p>Web2py is an <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/Web_application_framework/8f1CVHDX">web application framework</a> written in the <a href="/facts/Python_/YbuGqofa">Python</a> <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a>. Web2py allows <a href="/facts/Web_developers/Cd0mJftL">web developers</a> to program <a href="/facts/Dynamic_web_content/psjqGKBx">dynamic web content</a> using <a href="/facts/Python_/YbuGqofa">Python</a>. Web2py is designed to help reduce tedious web development tasks, such as developing <a href="/facts/Web_form/9Ivp2peo">web forms</a> from scratch, although a web developer may build a <a href="/facts/Form_(HTML)/9Ivp2peo">form</a> from scratch if required. </p><p>Web2py was originally designed as a teaching tool with emphasis on ease of use and <a href="/facts/Software_deployment/9yMpwGTu">deployment</a>. Therefore, it does not have any project-level configuration files. The design of web2py was inspired by the <a href="/facts/Ruby_on_Rails/aG5P6uon">Ruby on Rails</a> and <a href="/facts/Django_(web_framework)/TjPPmvSg">Django</a> frameworks. Like these frameworks, web2py focuses on <a href="/facts/Rapid_application_development/LX6JuaE4">rapid development</a>, favors <a href="/facts/Convention_over_configuration/ByfLmJ2v">convention over configuration</a> approach and follows a <a href="/facts/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93controller/vRbMXjMm">model–view–controller</a> (MVC) <a href="/facts/Architectural_pattern_(computer_science)/GnN0z06K">architectural pattern</a>. </p>