Go for it! And let us know how it goes. I have used Mezzanine, or more properly Python, as the glue to bind together disparate APIs and data sources to do things similar to what you want. Because of its capabilities as a high-level scripting language, Python excels at this.
One "gotcha" to be aware of : the standard library csv module in python 2 does not support unicode. This has worked for me: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/unicodecsv/0.9.4 On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 9:35 PM, Stevo <[email protected]> wrote: > My biggest product feed is JSON and has 20k skus and gets updated every 2 > weeks. Other files are .csv, and only 3-4k skus, updated every 2 months or > so. > My main needs are: a) quoting tool to guide/train/remind the user on the > process and options in quoting complex product bundles b) large number of > products with lots of attributes c) speed for about 20 users, and d) > easy coding to suit my high-level noobosity. > All I've tried so far is doing Dr Chuck's Python Course > <https://www.coursera.org/course/pythonlearn>, the Django tute > <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/intro/tutorial01/>, Ross Laird's > tutes <http://www.rosslaird.com/blog/first-steps-with-mezzanine/> and > installing Mezzanine <http://mezzanine.jupo.org/> and trying out > python-docx <https://python-docx.readthedocs.org/en/latest/> (How cool is > that gizmo?) > Like Mike, I love Mezzanine "out-of-the-box" plus its not-insurmountable > learning curve. I've had a look at OpenERP, Magento, SugarCRM and vTiger > and a few others. They all do a great job, but the complexity of all that > functionality is a problem for a web-admin person in a team of one, like > me. So maybe it's better to do a bit of coding to get one app to do more, > rather than manage three apps from the admin interface and try to get them > to talk to each other. > My thinking is to use Mezzanine as a kind of "intranet-hub" to other apps, > like the quoting tool. Or actually use Mezzanine and Cartridge to do the > quoting tool itself. So I was just hoping for some advice before I get > started. So if you think it not a dumb idea, I'll try Sam's Way first and > report back when I've got some results. > Best regards Ken et al, and many thanks for the prompt advice. > Stevo. > > On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 11:43:29 PM UTC+10, Kenneth Bolton wrote: > >> What have you tried? What form do you currently have those "at least >> 20,000 products" in? >> >> The management command Stephen wrote about still works, afaik. And Sam's >> technique is a tried-and-true method of bulk-inserting complex data into >> Django already in use within Cartridge. >> >> ken >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Stevo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Is there any chance of an update on this issue? I'd really love to use >>> Mezzanine rather than Magento, but I have to load up at least 20,000 >>> products. I was hoping to use Cartridge as the foundation to allow users to >>> do quite complex quotes and proposals and output them using python-docx. Or >>> is this out of scope for Mezzanine? Any advice appreciated. >>> Regards. >>> >>> >>> On Monday, February 25, 2013 2:26:26 PM UTC+11, Martin Hickey wrote: >>>> >>>> I am non-programmer, but I have launched a number of Mezzanine sites. I >>>> love the framework and am looking forward to learning more. >>>> >>>> I am beginning to play around with a concept that would require >>>> Cartridge. I have gone through the documentation, but I am sure that it is >>>> possible I missed it. Is there a way to bulk upload products into >>>> Cartridge. I have considered integrating something like django-feedmapper, >>>> but sure would love to avoid the time involved in a custom integration. Can >>>> you let me know if this is my best bet at this point? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Mezzanine Users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Mezzanine Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mezzanine Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
