Glossary
Ape Framework
A Python-based smart-contract development framework by ApeWorX — testing, deployment, scripting, and plug-in support for EVM chains.
Ape (by ApeWorX) is a Python-based smart-contract development framework: contract compilation (Solidity, Vyper, Cairo), testing (pytest-based), deployment, and console-style interaction. The plugin model supports many EVM-compatible chains plus Starknet.
Ape is the natural choice for Python-centric teams — particularly data analysts, ML practitioners, and protocols that integrate heavily with off-chain Python tooling. It is the spiritual successor to Brownie, which the same maintainers built earlier.