Hi again, do you know of any django app providing interactive python sessions? I mean, you have a text boy where you input your python, then you click a button and the script runs, then the output is presented in another box.
2011/4/7 Marwan Al-Sabbagh <[email protected]> > Hi Chris, > thanks so much for all the information and the links, Its really > helpful. I really like xlwt it's easy, fast, and powerful. I'll most > likely start with allowing the user to export a table of results to an > excel sheet where they can do whatever additional calculations, > formatting, or analysis they want. > I'm very interested in dealing with charts and graphs but I must say > at this stage its more of a bonus then something our users are > demanding. I'll keep you guys updated on my progress and would love to > get all your feedback on the direction I'm taking and if it's > something that any of you can use on your projects. looking forward to > it. > > cheers, > Marwan > > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Chris Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Marwan, > > > > I am considering an "Excel Export" button wherever I have a table (or > jQuery-UI grid). > > > > If you just want data sheets, before writing something, consider this: > > xlwt 0.7.2 Library to create spreadsheet files compatible with MS Excel > 97/2000/XP/2003 XLS files, on any platform, with Python 2.3 to 2.6 > > http://pypi.python.org/pypi/xlwt > > > > Example (using xwlt) to do export_selected_objects > http://davidmburke.com/tag/django/ > > > > Xwlt does not do graphs. > > > > There is probably a lot on graphs but I just saw this: > > http://www.gnuplot.info/ and then also a Python interface > http://gnuplot-py.sourceforge.net/ > > > > Or > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/django-dataplot/ > > > > > > For a interesting take on spreadsheets: > > Use Django and jQuery to create a spreadsheet application > http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-django/?ca=drs- > > > > http://www.spreadsheetgear.com/ seemed cool but you net .Net and it will > cost you (not sure if it will save you some money). > > > > Regards > > Chris > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Marwan Al-Sabbagh > > Sent: 06 April 2011 16:59 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Django app for data management and visualization > > > > this sounds very interesting to me too. I'm working at a financial > > institution and I'm facing a similar challenge of allowing the users > > to generate ad hoc reports and export those reports to excel. I've > > already implemented this requirement in PHP and I'm in the process of > > migrating these reporting systems to django. I'm very interested to > > see how you plan to do excel exports. I'll also be righting a library > > within the next two months to do that, because I haven't found > > anything that meets our requirements. If it's something you are > > interested in please shoot me an email. > > as far as importing data from excel sheets into a database check out > > www.python-excel.org and specifically their xlrd package that lets you > > read excel files and traverse the cells. You could use this to extract > > values and populate your database. > > > > Marwan > > > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Gianluca Riccardi > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On 5 Apr, 17:06, alessio c <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Ciao, > >> > >> ciao Alessio, > >> > >>> > >>> yes I do. I need more basic stuff then that and I need tables. Think of > this > >>> as tentative to reduce Excel use (which is killing me). > >>> > >>> I can use matplotlib or openflash if I want to go really fancy. > However, now > >>> I need to set up the framework. After that, I have a platform from > which I > >>> can run all my scripts. > >>> > >>> Let's say I have a database with invoice data from different > subsidiaries. I > >>> want to be able to: 1) create different views (subsidiary level, macro > >>> level, invoice level, first 10 invoice, first 10 customers, etc.); 2) > upload > >>> data from different formats (because people are lazy and it is > impossible to > >>> impose a single format); 3) allow some users to upload data (to avoid > them > >>> to send me excel files by email, this is a huge feature...); 4) allow > some > >>> other users (managers) to access and download online reports (tables > and > >>> graphs). > >>> > >>> Theoretically, when I get this right I am hoping to start a project on > git. > >>> The main idea is to create a shared reporting tool. > >> > >> sounds like your going to have some fun ;) good luck, especially if > >> you can get rid of dealing with spreadsheets and automate it I'm sure > >> users will be happier(you at first;) > >> > >> if You start a public git repo i'd like to read your progresses > >> > >> regards, > >> Gianluca Riccardi > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Django users" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > >> > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. 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