I know of a variety of Django-based forums, but none that use Python directly. Even if I did, I wouldn't have paid much attention to any that didn't use SOME s

I know of a variety of Django-based forums, but none that use Python directly. Even if I did, I wouldn't have paid much attention to any that didn't use SOME sort of ORM, so I would have dismissed them immediately. If no ORM, what database are you wanting to support? Is Django an option for you?