That should have said "Since Python _isn't_ embedded in browsers"!
Rick R. P. Dillon wrote: > I've been doing some work on a didiwiki-like program written in Python. > Since Python is embedded in browsers, the didwiki approach make sense: > write the server in your language of choice (didwiki uses C), and lay > the necessary (simple) wiki code on top of the server. Roll the entire > thing into a single executable, and you have a personal wiki. The catch > is that you must run the executable before you can access your wiki, but > it is a small price to pay IMHO. > > Anyway, I'll either GPL or public-domain my code when I'm finished with > it and I'll post it here. My hope is it will be as fast on a reasonably > modern computer as didiwiki is. > > Rick > > jkn wrote: >> Hi Bruno >> >> [...] >>>> I don't know Javascript (although it looks moderately simple from a >>>> brief peruse, >>> It's not as simple as it may seem at first look. There are some real >>> gotchas. But if you want a more pythonic javascript, you should have a >>> look at mochikit. >> >> OK, thanks for the pointer >> >> [...] >> >>>> and I know enough languages to know I'll be able to pick >>>> it up); however I do know and use Python, although not nuch in a >>>> web-oriented way. Since unlike JS, python is at least pre-compiled, I >>>> have hopes that this would make things quicker. I do appreciate that JS >>>> is built into the browser, which might make my Python approach slower. >>>> I'm not sure of the 'architectural' approach to this; any suggestions, >>>> and maybe pointers to previous work? >>> I don't really understand what you're after here, since TiddlyWikiLikes >>> can *not* work without javascript. >> >> Well, that may be an/the answer, since another form of my question >> would be 'how can I write a TiddlyWikiLike using Python instead of JS' >> ;-). I appreciate that it might involve, for instance, a local server. >> Does the idea of embedding python in a browser instead of Javascript >> make any sense at all? >> >>> Anyway, there's at least a Zope-based TiddlyWikiLike, so you may want to >>> have a look here: >>> http://ziddlywiki.org/ >>> >> >> Thanks again >> >> jon N >> > > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet > News==---- > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ > Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list