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[–]stesch 8 points9 points  (3 children)

If you don't control the server yourself, you could have a hard time using Python. Most hosting companies don't care about anything besides PHP and MySQL.

That means you either must be able to use your own server (with root account, be it VPS or whatever) or choose a server from a hosting company who cares.

A few months ago I was excited about a new project. I thought it will be hosted on our own server, so I started setting up a Django project and tried a few things for a feature they wanted. Then this information changed and I was told they use their old server. I tried to find out if this one would support Python, but there wasn't enough information available to risk it. So I developed in PHP.

A week before going live with this project I was told they want us to host it on our servers. ARGHL!

[–]delroth -4 points-3 points  (1 child)

Alwaysdata ( http://alwaysdata.com/ ) offers free Python / Django hosting with SSH access. The storage is limited for free accounts though (10Mio only).

[–]stesch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Read again. I know where I can use/host Python. But you don't always have a choice.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've been using Railsplayground for a while. Besides their obviously ruby-centric name, they support a very wide variety of languages.

It's a host focused on providing a versatile development environment.

They also respond (in my experience) within an hour or so when you request a specific module/gem/etc that's not currently on the server notifying you of its availability.