Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-22 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Alessandro Bottoni wrote: (Python has even been told to be used by Yahoo! and Google, among others, but nobody was able to demonstrate this, so far) hint: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6554 /F -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-22 Thread Paul Rubin
Fredrik Lundh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (Python has even been told to be used by Yahoo! and Google, among others, but nobody was able to demonstrate this, so far) hint: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6554 I don't see anything about Python at that url. I've heard

Re: Python jobs (was Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP))

2005-08-19 Thread Steve Holden
Aahz wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Steve Holden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's informal evidence that the Python secret is getting out. Sharpen up your resumes, guys, you may not have to limit Python to home usage soon :-) OTOH, the big sucking sound from Google and Yahoo

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-19 Thread paron
Yes the stdlib offers all the basic functions, but why work so hard? Get CherryPy (http://www.cherrypy.org) and relax a bit. You'll be able to concentrate on Python for the backend, HTML for the frontend, without a lot of directory-diddling. Also, check out

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-19 Thread Jon Hewer
I like the look of cheeryPy - snyone know if its easy to get it running on top of Apache? Thanks On 19 Aug 2005 04:10:23 -0700, paron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes the stdlib offers all the basic functions, but why work so hard? Get CherryPy (http://www.cherrypy.org) and relax a bit. You'll be

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-19 Thread Jon Hewer
'cherryPy' even On 8/19/05, Jon Hewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the look of cheeryPy - snyone know if its easy to get it running on top of Apache? Thanks On 19 Aug 2005 04:10:23 -0700, paron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes the stdlib offers all the basic functions, but why work so

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-19 Thread paron
Yes, there's a tutorial about that -- there are several options depending on the URL structure you want to expose, and your version of Apache. None of them are torturous, though. Start at http://www.cherrypy.org/wiki/CherryPyProductionSetup and follow the links down. Ron --

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-19 Thread Jon Hewer
Ah cool, thanks, i hadn't spotted that page :) On 19 Aug 2005 04:51:06 -0700, paron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, there's a tutorial about that -- there are several options depending on the URL structure you want to expose, and your version of Apache. None of them are torturous, though.

Re: Python jobs (was Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP))

2005-08-19 Thread Gregory Piñero
I'd love Python work, just like everyone else here. On a related topic, what's the policy/etiquette of posting a resume on here, or mentioning what kind of work you're looking for? And what's the policy in general for most newsgroups and mailing lists? -Greg On 8/19/05, Steve Holden [EMAIL

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-19 Thread Florian Lindner
Florian Lindner wrote: Hello, I've been using Python a lot for scripting (mainly scripts for server administration / DB access). All these scripts were shell based. Now I'm considering using Python (with mod_python on Apache 2) for a web project, just how I've used PHP in some smaller

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-19 Thread Jeff Reavis
You might want to check out spyce. It uses a server page model (like jsp and php) so you can embed python in html. It has the standard stuff you would need for making a web site (session support, etc) and also contains features like custom tags. http://spyce.sourceforge.net/ --

Re: Python jobs (was Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP))

2005-08-19 Thread Aahz
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Erik Max Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter Decker wrote: Then start looking for telecommuting people. There are lots of us who can use work and have excellent telecommuting references, but who don't happen to live in a major metro area! And then there's

Re: Python jobs (was Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP))

2005-08-19 Thread Terry Reedy
Gregory Piñero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I'd love Python work, just like everyone else here. On a related topic, what's the policy/etiquette of posting a resume on here, or mentioning what kind of work you're looking for? I would take absence of such postings,

Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-18 Thread Florian Lindner
Hello, I've been using Python a lot for scripting (mainly scripts for server administration / DB access). All these scripts were shell based. Now I'm considering using Python (with mod_python on Apache 2) for a web project, just how I've used PHP in some smaller Projects before (?php print foo

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-18 Thread Micetto Nero
Florian Lindner ha scritto: Hello, I've been using Python a lot for scripting (mainly scripts for server administration / DB access). All these scripts were shell based. Now I'm considering using Python (with mod_python on Apache 2) for a web project, just how I've used PHP in some smaller

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-18 Thread Szabolcs Nagy
I don't think stdlib offers anything like that The problem with python is it's white space sensible and html is not. However there are some nice solutions: http://www.webwareforpython.org/Papers/Templates/ my favourite is not listed here: http://karrigell.sourceforge.net/ For web development

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-18 Thread Alessandro Bottoni
Florian Lindner wrote: How suitable is Python for these kind of projects? What do think? Does the stdlib offers all basic functions for this kind of requirements? Python is extremely well suited for the web-app development and the STDLib supply most of what you need for this task. As a matter

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-18 Thread Luis M. Gonzalez
Mod_python has a PSP (python server pages - ala php) implementation. However it's still not mature enough and, imho, it has a serious drawback in its way to handle indentation. But this is just the first release and I hope it will improve in the near future. My favorite is Karrigell (

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-18 Thread Valentino Volonghi aka Dialtone
Alessandro Bottoni [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Python has even been told to be used by Yahoo! and Google, among others, but nobody was able to demonstrate this, so far) ? Google and Microsoft and Nokia had talks during PyCon 2005. If you look at the GMAIL help system you would see that all the

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-18 Thread Peter Hansen
Alessandro Bottoni wrote: (Python has even been told to be used by Yahoo! and Google, among others, but nobody was able to demonstrate this, so far) Nobody, except Google's founders? http://www-db.stanford.edu/~backrub/google.html (Among many other references.) -Peter --

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-18 Thread Steve Holden
Peter Hansen wrote: Alessandro Bottoni wrote: (Python has even been told to be used by Yahoo! and Google, among others, but nobody was able to demonstrate this, so far) Nobody, except Google's founders? http://www-db.stanford.edu/~backrub/google.html (Among many other references.)

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-18 Thread Scott Kilpatrick
Alessandro Bottoni wrote: (Python has even been told to be used by Yahoo! and Google, among others, but nobody was able to demonstrate this, so far) If you use Yahoo! Maps, you will notice they use Python. Scott -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Python jobs (was Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP))

2005-08-18 Thread Aahz
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Steve Holden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's informal evidence that the Python secret is getting out. Sharpen up your resumes, guys, you may not have to limit Python to home usage soon :-) OTOH, the big sucking sound from Google and Yahoo (plus other places like

Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP)

2005-08-18 Thread Terry Reedy
Peter Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Alessandro Bottoni wrote: (Python has even been told to be used by Yahoo! and Google, among others, but nobody was able to demonstrate this, so far) Nobody, except Google's founders?

Re: Python jobs (was Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP))

2005-08-18 Thread Peter Decker
On 18 Aug 2005 10:58:46 -0700, Aahz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OTOH, the big sucking sound from Google and Yahoo (plus other places like Ironport) is making it more difficult to hire Python programmers in the Bay Area... Then start looking for telecommuting people. There are lots of us who can

Re: Python jobs (was Re: Python for Webscripting (like PHP))

2005-08-18 Thread Erik Max Francis
Peter Decker wrote: Then start looking for telecommuting people. There are lots of us who can use work and have excellent telecommuting references, but who don't happen to live in a major metro area! And then there's some in the Bay Area who wouldn't mind telecommuting, either ... :-) --