Thanks to all who replied, great info.  A few basic questions:

1. QP docs says Python 2.4 or greater.  We're locked into python 2.3 by
management decree until the RHEL baseline upgrades.  I know it's practical
to install a supplemental python, but management won't buy it.  Will QP run
with Python 2.3???

2. I've been using SQLObject, and found it programmer friendly.  Does anyone
have a comparison of SQLObject to DURUS without starting a flame war ;).
It's just that with deadline pressure, I'm short on time to evaluate too
many different permutations and combinations.