Django may be easier than rails. I would not know because I've never used rails. But Django is way tougher to use than MFC or OWL because of how inconsistent the various things you can do are. So from my particular programming non-web background, django can sorely stand to be improved.
>So from my particular programming non-web background, django can sorely stand to be improved.
I think that's the key statement though. As well, your comparison to MFC/OWL is pretty apples to oranges as well. django isn't a library, it's a framework.
It might not make as many assumptions as RoR does, but IMHO that makes it simpler; you need to be explicit.