The Objectives of Zope 3

• more approachable to Python programmers
• able to use existing Python objects in Zope with few changes
  • can put your packages anywhere in the Python path
  • if not listed in a Zope instance configuration fie, not picked up
  • can use ZODB persistence or not, as you wish
• able to learn Zope a little bit at a time
  • ref docs dynamically generated at run time, insuring they are up-to-date.
  • automatic form generation, overrideable later when you know more
• greater support for reuse through components
  • makes heavy use of automated testing (unittest & doctest)
• ???
  • I18N? and NLS