Hi, This is my first post so go easy!
I have been asked (as part of an MSc project) to create a server based planner for a research group at my uni. It will have a web interface to interact with data stored in an XML document. Basic functionality is required such as viewing, searching, editing, creating and deleting entries for things such as paper submission deadlines, events, funding application deadlines. I would also like to use AJAX principles in the web interface. Additionaly, it must email a BibTex file once a month to a predetermined address. I'm totally new to web programming. I have been looking into the best way to proceed. CGI is of course an option but it seems slow, clunky and outdated. Twisted provides a rich architecture but might be overkill. Nevow seems to be very popular. I suspect I could achieve what I want using PHP but I would really like to get to grip with Python. I'm not asking for a comparison of each architecture per se.... that seems to be well covered in this group. I would like to know how you all would set about creating this realtively simple application. Cheers, Rob Cowie Coventry University, Britain -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
