Does Django have a simple to follow tutorial on passing user input to scripts?? I saw the tutorial on the site about making a poll but I'm not interested in that. I want to be able to upload files, and get input from the user.
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Rob Yates <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm a bit biased as I'm a full-time Django developer, but your angst should > be with macports and not with Django. Django is a single directory that > contains no compiled code and following their fantastic documentation is > really easy. Granted Django may be a bit more functionality than you need in > a framework, but ease of installation and stellar documentation are two of > it's strong traits. > > If you feel the need to use a "package manager", you really should be using > easy_install or even better pip, but not macports. Assuming you're on a > recent flavor of OS X, most of what you need is built-in to the o/s anyway. > > -Rob > > On Jun 25, 2010, at 9:35 PM, Bradley Hintze <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I am fairly comfortable with unix commands and security, I still have >> a lot to learn though. >> >> I have a bad taste in my moth for Django as I installed it and >> couldn't find where the files were put, and thus couldn't follow the >> one and only Django tutorial. When I asked on the Django mailing list >> for help I got no response. I restored my machine to a previous >> back-up to get rid of all the Django 'stuff' wherever it was. If I >> could get help installing it correctly I might give it a go. >> >> The problem that I'm seing is most these frameworks don't give you >> step by step instructions on how to download and install. >> How about pylons? I looked at their site and they have decent >> instructions AND tutorials. Surprisingly, I have yet to come across a >> tutorial outlining how to retrieve user input from a form which should >> be, from my limited view, the primary function of a framework as that >> is the crucial aspect of a dynamic web app. If anyone knows of a good >> tutorial let me know. >> >> Also, I've seen that some of these frameworks have you staat up their >> own server. Why run their server and apache? Or can theses frameworks >> use apache? >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Damjan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I am making an app where I pass variables and run lots of scripts. I >>>> don't think a frame work can do what I am trying to do, manual control >>>> is a must. Plus the framework documentation that I've seen is >>>> difficult to understand. I was raised as a biochemist not a programmer >>>> ;) If you can point out an easy to understand frame work I'll >>>> certainty take a look. >>> >>> Since you don't have much experience with Web apps or WSGI, I'd >>> strongly suggest to start with some framework. >>> >>> Django has pretty good documentation and even if I personally don't >>> use it, I think it's very good for newbies. You could also look at >>> flask - it has great documentation too, but you need to know more >>> about web apps with it - http://flask.pocoo.org/. It's perhaps on the >>> opposite end of the spectrum of web frameworks compared to Django, but >>> has good documentation too. >>> >>> >>> From your comments in this group, I would not suggest you to use plain >>> WSGI. You will need to understand and know much more about http, html, >>> security issues etc. >>> >>> Also, if your application is not going to be heavily visited, you >>> might not need mod_wsgi either. Most WSGI frameworks come with their >>> own python server. >>> >>> And last, learn to use virtualenv and pip, and you will be able to >>> pack your entire web application, including Django in a single >>> directory. >>> >>> And lear some Unix command line interface (or shell), it will really >>> make your life easier. >>> >>> -- >>> damjan >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "modwsgi" 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/modwsgi?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Bradley J. 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