If I were just starting out, and needed to learn how to handle uploaded files, google would take me to these two docs:
http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/1.0/patterns/fileuploads/ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/topics/http/file-uploads/ Maybe I'm crazy or my perspective is skewed, but I think I would find the Django instructions easier to follow, and I would have my solution faster. In other words, I don't buy the "Flask is easier to get started with" argument (OK maybe for a few very primitive use cases). So... "Flask is lightweight." What does that mean? It starts up in 1 second rather than 2 seconds? Why would that be important to me? "Flask is easier to learn." Definitely not, as far as I can see. Because Django includes everything you need for common use cases, the path to success is almost always easier with Django. If I were teaching a class of people new to programming, I would choose Django over Flask for its ease of use. And as a developer, there's no web project so small that I would choose Flask over Django - just not worth the additional time investment and hassle that Flask requires. My .02 anyway. ./s On Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 5:26:34 AM UTC-8, Derek wrote: > > Hi Eric > > Of course I also think Django is great ... but I have never seen anyone > refer to it as a "lightweight" project (before you, that is). > > My use of the word "overkill" was in the context of what how the OP > described his need. If he said he wanted to upload data from a spreadsheet > and store in a DB, then I would offered advice how to do that with Django. > > But its a mistake to think that "Python" + "data processing" automatically > equals Django. > > My 2c > Derek > > > On Tuesday, 5 February 2019 11:04:45 UTC+2, Eric Pascual wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I never know what people mean by "Django is overkill for...". Django is >> lightweight and starts up very quickly >> >> You're right WRT the Django technical part. >> >> My feeling is that people implicitly refer to the learning curve, because >> it's the visible part. Django is a very capable framework with batteries >> included, but its documentation is largely ORM-centric* (which is >> logical because of its motivations) *in addition to being quite >> voluminous *(which is a good point, since it covers every tiny bit of >> the beast)*. This can be intimidating when people are looking for >> something very basic which does not require the ORM. >> >> I was among these people until my experience and skills in Django reached >> the level where I became aware that it can be stripped down to a very basic >> an lightweight framework if needed, thanks to its modular approach. But >> this came with time 😉 >> >> Best >> >> Eric >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* django...@googlegroups.com <django...@googlegroups.com> on >> behalf of Scot Hacker <scot....@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 5, 2019 08:54 >> *To:* Django users >> *Subject:* Re: Webinterface for python script >> >> Make a basic Django view. Place your script in a python module that lives >> inside your app. Call that module/ function from the Django view. See >> Django docs and tutorials on how to handle uploaded files. Pass the >> uploaded file to your module, and handle the return value(s) however you >> want. Hard to get more specific than that without seeing your code, but >> this should come together pretty quickly with some experimentation. >> >> I never know what people mean by "Django is overkill for...". Django is >> lightweight and starts up very quickly, even with large/complex projects. >> Django saves you mountains of time compared to Flask, which makes you go >> shopping for every little piece of framework you need. Every time I've >> experimented with Flask, I've come running back to Django after realizing >> my time is too valuable to waste it on creating my own framework when a >> perfectly great one already exists. >> >> ./s >> >> >> On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 7:53:20 AM UTC-8, Asad Hasan wrote: >> >> Hi All , >> >> I have created certain python scripts to analyze log files and >> suggest solution based on logic which I invoke on the command line . I need >> some information on how to execute these through browser . I am using : >> >> python test.py file1 file2 >> >> How do I use the browser to upload the files file1 and file2 and it >> process the files . >> >> Please advice , >> >> Thanks, >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to django-users...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to djang...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-users. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/88c2337b-7e8a-4e11-968f-30299b6229d4%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/88c2337b-7e8a-4e11-968f-30299b6229d4%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. 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