Where Zope leads, Python follows. So it has been for a decade, and the trend doesn t show any signs of st- ping. Whatever the latest buzzword be it RESTful web programming, st- dardized interfaces, pluggable components, or practical restricted-execution environments, Zope has quietly led the way, delivering the goods years ahead of anyone else. Not just as technology concepts, but shipped and working in paying clients o?ces. And yet, strangely, Zope s role in the ongoing development of Python is little-known and little-appreciated among Python developers. It is f- quently the case that some...