CGI templating with python

[KB]

Hi there,

Years ago I wrote a LAMP app using python. I find I need a simple web
data entry tool to store records (stock research) and when I enter a
stock ticker, to pull up all the past research I have done. I am
imagining fields like ticker, date, pulldown menus for various
options, long text for comments etc..

It's a very light weight application, so I was wondering if using
something like Cheetah is the best way to do this?

Or should I research Zope further or are there any other suggestions?

Environment:
- Python 2.5 (w/ MySQLdb)
- MySQL 5.1
- Windows Vista

Many thanks in advance!

 

[Robert Kern]

Hi there,

Years ago I wrote a LAMP app using python. I find I need a simple web
data entry tool to store records (stock research) and when I enter a
stock ticker, to pull up all the past research I have done. I am
imagining fields like ticker, date, pulldown menus for various
options, long text for comments etc..

It's a very light weight application, so I was wondering if using
something like Cheetah is the best way to do this?

Or should I research Zope further or are there any other suggestions?

Django will probably get you where you want to go the fastest:

http://www.djangoproject.com/

In particular, its admin interface will probably automatically generate a usable
UI for you without your having to write many templates at all.

--
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
an underlying truth."
-- Umberto Eco

 

[KB]

Django will probably get you where you want to go the fastest:

   http://www.djangoproject.com/

In particular, its admin interface will probably automatically generate a usable
UI for you without your having to write many templates at all.

Robert,

Thank you very very much. I had a brief peruse of django last night
and it does indeed look like what I am after! Will take me some
time to delve into it deeper but I wanted to thank you!

 

[Aaron Watters]

Robert,

Thank you very very much. I had a brief peruse of django last night
and it does indeed look like what I am after! Will take me some
time to delve into it deeper but I wanted to thank you!

You could also look at WHIFF and try out the test drive.

http://whiffdoc.appspot.com/docs/W.intro

-- Aaron Watters

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