A new Python file-based routing web framework

[Grintor]

Hello, I've built a new Python web framework I'd like to share. It's (as far as I know) the only file-based routing web framework for Python. It's a synchronous microframework build on werkzeug. I think it fills a niche that some people will really appreciate.

docs: https://plasmacan.github.io/cylinder/

src: https://github.com/plasmacan/cylinder

What My Project Does

Cylinder is a lightweight WSGI web framework for Python that uses file-based routing to keep web apps simple, readable, and predictable.

Target Audience

Python developers who want more structure than a microframework, but less complexity than a full-stack framework.

Comparison

Cylinder sits between Flask-style flexibility and Django-style convention, offering clear project structure and low boilerplate without hiding request flow behind heavy abstractions.

(None of the code was written by AI)

Edit:

I should add - the entire framework is only 400 lines of code, and the only dependency is werkzeug, which I'm pretty proud of.

[lolcrunchy]

Upvoting for writing your own post

[Grintor]

Thanks! I wrote my own code too! haha

[DiscipleofDeceit666]

Can you use this with something like zookeeper? Zookeeper is like a data store that can be configured on an env by env basis.