Httpov-client is a project mainly written in PYTHON and SHELL, it's free.
HTTPov is a system intended for distributing POV-Ray rendering. It consists of one central server and at least one client, fetching render batches from the server via HTTP, and delivering them back the same way. It strives to have as few requirements
The client is available in two distinct flavours; version 1.x is a bash script, and version 2.x is a Python 2.4 script.
Versions 1.x and 2.x are in all relevant ways intended to be feature compatible. Please make sure they stay that way, if possible.