On Aug 5, 4:41 am, Tim Greening-Jackson <zen167520_AT_zen_co_uk> wrote: > Hi there. > > I've recently learned Python -- but would by no means describe myself as > expert -- and have a couple of "pet" projects I want to do in my spare > time in order to consolidate what I've learned by using it to solve > "real" problems. > > I'd like to create a couple of websites on my Mac at home. I have a very > basic understanding of HTML, but am lazy and would prefer to do the work > either in Python itself or have some package I can use in conjunction > with Python. > > So I need some sort of tool which can help me design the "look and feel" > of the website, together with something that will help me generate the > content. So I can produce the template for the pages (i.e. put this > button/text here, and on rollover it changes colour and on click it goes > to...) and also do "smart" things like take user feedback etc. etc. > > I've had a very quick look at the Django and Turbogears websites. Is it > worth learning one of these for a small, simple site? Will they actually > help me set up the structure of the site, or are they more geared to its > content. > > I've also seen an open-source package for the Mac called Locomotive, but > this appears to be a framework for Ruby on Rails and I don't want to > learn Ruby. > > I'm also trying to find/download HTMLgen. If I try to install the > version from macports it tries to downgrade my installation of Python to > one of the previous versions. Is it worth using and where can I find a > copy that I should be able to build/install cleanly on a Mac. > > I'm running: > > Python 2.5 (r25:51918, Sep 19 2006, 08:49:13) > [GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5341)] on darwin > > on an elderly iMac G5 which runs Mac OS X 10.5.4 (9E17) > > Any tips, pointers etc. would be gratefully received. > > T.
Django is nice for home development since it includes a development server. As far as the layout is concerned, learning some basic HTML and CSS is not difficult. You don't need to be an expert at CSS to make a good-looking website. Simple is often as not better with mark- up. The nuisance is finding a good Python host on the cheap :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
