Re: Please Help a django Beginner!
u can use the link www.djangobook.com try the second edition book . you may also find the .pdf of this on the net. after reading this u can go for the documentation of the django . On Apr 19, 5:36 pm, "Sells, Fred" wrote: > I received this helpful hint from Shawn M. when faced with the same issue: > import os > > os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'mysite.settings' #whereever your > settings.py is located. > > From the > docs:http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/settings/-Original > Message- > From: django-users@googlegroups.com [mailto:django-users@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Aviv Giladi > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 2:41 PM > To: Django users > Subject: Re: Please Help a django Beginner! > > Thank you for the response. Is there any documentation / books out > there that you would recommend reading to get acquainted with django > in that perspective? > > On Apr 15, 10:58 am, Jirka Vejrazka wrote: > > I use Djano ORM for a lot of my backend processing where no web is > > involved. Just make sure that DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE is defined in > > your environment and you can use pretty much any part of Django in > > your own code/scrits/whatever. > > > HTH > > > Jirka > > > On 15/04/2011, Aviv Giladi wrote: > > > > Hey guys, > > > > I am an experienced Python developer starting to work on web service > > > backend system. The system feeds data (constantly) from the web to a > > > MySQL database. This data is later displayed by a frontend side (there > > > is no connection between the frontend and the backend). The backend > > > system constantly downloads flight information from the web (some of > > > the data is fetched via APIs, and some by downloading and parsing > > > text / xls files). I already have a script that downloads the data, > > > parses it, and inserts it to the MySQL db - all in a big loop. The > > > frontend side is just a bunch of php pages that properly display the > > > data by querying the MySQL server. > > > > It is crucial that this web service be robust, strong and reliable. > > > Therefore, I have been looking into the proper ways to design it, and > > > got the following recommendation: > > > django as the framework (over Apache). > > > wrapping my sources with Piston for API usage. > > > All if this sounds great. I used django before to write websites (aka > > > request handlers that return data). However I don't see how django can > > > fulfill a role of a constant running (non request-serving) system - > > > being that it uses views/forms, which are not a part of my backend > > > system. Is want I want at all possible / advisable with django? Is > > > django what you would recommend for this? > > > If so, could you please refer me to some documentation / help files > > > more specific to my needs? > > > > Thank you so much, > > > Aviv > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "Django users" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
RE: Please Help a django Beginner!
I received this helpful hint from Shawn M. when faced with the same issue: import os os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'mysite.settings' #whereever your settings.py is located. >From the docs: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/settings/ -Original Message- From: django-users@googlegroups.com [mailto:django-users@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Aviv Giladi Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 2:41 PM To: Django users Subject: Re: Please Help a django Beginner! Thank you for the response. Is there any documentation / books out there that you would recommend reading to get acquainted with django in that perspective? On Apr 15, 10:58 am, Jirka Vejrazka wrote: > I use Djano ORM for a lot of my backend processing where no web is > involved. Just make sure that DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE is defined in > your environment and you can use pretty much any part of Django in > your own code/scrits/whatever. > > HTH > > Jirka > > On 15/04/2011, Aviv Giladi wrote: > > > > > Hey guys, > > > I am an experienced Python developer starting to work on web service > > backend system. The system feeds data (constantly) from the web to a > > MySQL database. This data is later displayed by a frontend side (there > > is no connection between the frontend and the backend). The backend > > system constantly downloads flight information from the web (some of > > the data is fetched via APIs, and some by downloading and parsing > > text / xls files). I already have a script that downloads the data, > > parses it, and inserts it to the MySQL db - all in a big loop. The > > frontend side is just a bunch of php pages that properly display the > > data by querying the MySQL server. > > > It is crucial that this web service be robust, strong and reliable. > > Therefore, I have been looking into the proper ways to design it, and > > got the following recommendation: > > django as the framework (over Apache). > > wrapping my sources with Piston for API usage. > > All if this sounds great. I used django before to write websites (aka > > request handlers that return data). However I don't see how django can > > fulfill a role of a constant running (non request-serving) system - > > being that it uses views/forms, which are not a part of my backend > > system. Is want I want at all possible / advisable with django? Is > > django what you would recommend for this? > > If so, could you please refer me to some documentation / help files > > more specific to my needs? > > > Thank you so much, > > Aviv > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Django users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
Re: Please Help a django Beginner!
Thank you for the response. Is there any documentation / books out there that you would recommend reading to get acquainted with django in that perspective? On Apr 15, 10:58 am, Jirka Vejrazka wrote: > I use Djano ORM for a lot of my backend processing where no web is > involved. Just make sure that DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE is defined in > your environment and you can use pretty much any part of Django in > your own code/scrits/whatever. > > HTH > > Jirka > > On 15/04/2011, Aviv Giladi wrote: > > > > > Hey guys, > > > I am an experienced Python developer starting to work on web service > > backend system. The system feeds data (constantly) from the web to a > > MySQL database. This data is later displayed by a frontend side (there > > is no connection between the frontend and the backend). The backend > > system constantly downloads flight information from the web (some of > > the data is fetched via APIs, and some by downloading and parsing > > text / xls files). I already have a script that downloads the data, > > parses it, and inserts it to the MySQL db - all in a big loop. The > > frontend side is just a bunch of php pages that properly display the > > data by querying the MySQL server. > > > It is crucial that this web service be robust, strong and reliable. > > Therefore, I have been looking into the proper ways to design it, and > > got the following recommendation: > > django as the framework (over Apache). > > wrapping my sources with Piston for API usage. > > All if this sounds great. I used django before to write websites (aka > > request handlers that return data). However I don't see how django can > > fulfill a role of a constant running (non request-serving) system - > > being that it uses views/forms, which are not a part of my backend > > system. Is want I want at all possible / advisable with django? Is > > django what you would recommend for this? > > If so, could you please refer me to some documentation / help files > > more specific to my needs? > > > Thank you so much, > > Aviv > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Django users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
Re: Please Help a django Beginner!
I use Djano ORM for a lot of my backend processing where no web is involved. Just make sure that DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE is defined in your environment and you can use pretty much any part of Django in your own code/scrits/whatever. HTH Jirka On 15/04/2011, Aviv Giladi wrote: > Hey guys, > > I am an experienced Python developer starting to work on web service > backend system. The system feeds data (constantly) from the web to a > MySQL database. This data is later displayed by a frontend side (there > is no connection between the frontend and the backend). The backend > system constantly downloads flight information from the web (some of > the data is fetched via APIs, and some by downloading and parsing > text / xls files). I already have a script that downloads the data, > parses it, and inserts it to the MySQL db - all in a big loop. The > frontend side is just a bunch of php pages that properly display the > data by querying the MySQL server. > > It is crucial that this web service be robust, strong and reliable. > Therefore, I have been looking into the proper ways to design it, and > got the following recommendation: > django as the framework (over Apache). > wrapping my sources with Piston for API usage. > All if this sounds great. I used django before to write websites (aka > request handlers that return data). However I don't see how django can > fulfill a role of a constant running (non request-serving) system - > being that it uses views/forms, which are not a part of my backend > system. Is want I want at all possible / advisable with django? Is > django what you would recommend for this? > If so, could you please refer me to some documentation / help files > more specific to my needs? > > Thank you so much, > Aviv > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.