James Stroud a écrit : > Hello All, > > I am interested in setting up a modest invoicing system for some > consulting I am doing. I like the idea of managing this on the web and > creating invoices and printing them from a browser. However, I'm not > really sure where to start. I've played with some CMS applications, but > they seem more for blogging (mamba, wordpress, etc.). Ideally, I would > like to interface with mySQL (or whatever the favorite web-flavor > database app is these days). I would like to be able to use my python > skills. > > I confident that if I set out to write this from scatch, I will be > seriously re-inventing the wheel, perhaps several times over. > > So, my question is, does anyone know of a book and/or some kind of > framework that would make the best sense for what I am describing here?
Web-base front-end to a SQL database... Pylons, Turbogears or Django comes to mind. Or a custom-made stack (see link below)... > I've heard of Zope, but I would like to make sure its appropriate for > the job before I spend 2 or 3 days getting acquainted with it. Lol. Make it 2 or 3 monthes. And before you loose your time: Zope is certainly not the best choice here. > I'm adept > at HTML, python, CSS, python-CGI, and interfacing with mySQL through > DBI. I'm sure I could get something to work with these skills, but I > want to minimize wheel re-invention as much as possible. > > Basically, I want a jump start on data-base oriented web development > with a focus on applying my python skills. > > Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. This serie of articles may be of interest to you: http://adminspotting.net/building-web-pages-with-python/ HTH -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
