I would love to have an open-source, Python based, CMS. Even better, one I could install on a GoDaddy domain, as easy as I can install Wordpress.
To me, that is the biggest reason Wordpress is the best, except for all others.
To me, that is the biggest reason Wordpress is the best, except for all others.
I've been learning the webapp2 framework on Google App Engine. I took the Udacity CS course and the web development course. I have a site on GAE, I built using Python. It took me six months from start to finish and lots of trail and error. It was fun for me, but definitely not everyones cup of tea. Most people aren't going to take the time.
The "automagical installation" is something that can be done, but it's up to the provider to do it. A Python website (as well as for Ruby) ain't a bunch of files served by Apache, but something more... smart.
Then again maybe you had a different idea of "smart".
But I'm not sure if 'good at attracting new developers' is the only criterion worth evaluating when picking a framework.