I think there is a confusion between third party *services* and third party *tools*. web2py has absolutely no problem accessing third party APIs (such as Google Analytics), and this will be exactly the same as you would handle things in other frameworks. The comment you found on SO has nothing to do with accessing external APIs. Instead, it refers to some complications that arise specifically when using third party unit testing tools due to the way web2py executes application code. In any case, that comment vastly overstates the difficulty. There are several recipes and existing libraries for doing testing in web2py, and once you understand how it works, it is not difficult to deal with (though admittedly not quite as straightforward as testing in other frameworks). Of course, there are many other areas in which web2py will make your life much easier.
Anthony On Sunday, November 9, 2014 11:38:59 PM UTC-5, WhoSoLovesUs wrote: > > Hi, I'm in the beginning stages of building my app. > > One of the most important things it will do is connect to 3rd party > services via their APIs (e.g. Google Analytics) > > I ran into a disconcerting comment on this stackoverflow thread > <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3646002/django-turbo-gears-web2py-which-is-better-for-what> > . > > To quote Mike A's comment > <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3646002/django-turbo-gears-web2py-which-is-better-for-what#comment8500264_3648273> > : > > web2py has many good features, but be very wary of the global environment >> which becomes a real pain after a short time. It makes interacting with >> third-party tools like test-runners very difficult. Django is much more >> mature, being older than web2py, and has a much larger community and number >> of installations. > > > Can anyone here comment on this? Not being a programmer myself, I need > some more information about what this exactly means and why Mike would be > of this opinion. > > Thanks :) > -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-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.
