Though I haven't used it myself, there is a new open source Django CMS that
is called Wagtail. It was originally built for the Royal College of Art in
London. They say their focus is on flexibility and user experience and do
have a demo site and docs. Here's the Github page in case it might be of
i
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 7:13 PM, Coral Sheldon-Hess
wrote:
> Here's a broad question, re: Python and Django: If you've made the switch,
> what has your experience been? Has Django (or any other Python framework)
> given you something cool that was lacking in your previous
> language/framework/CMS?
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Random comments and crackpot remarks.
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I like to think of myself as a programer and architect, not a PHP developer or
a Python developer (Rails, JS, Scala, APL. Java, C/+/+...). In 2005, I was
either going to build a new CMS in Cold
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Here's a little digression, getting away from talk about the underlying
technology...
Most CMSes, rather than being *content *management systems, are actually
*page *management systems. They provide a few different page templates
I still like the Zope framework and Plone for a CMS in the Python language.
Zope itself is written in python from the ground up.
Within Zope the programmer can connect to multiple databases of different
publishers like postgresql, mysql, or just an odbc adapter for MS SQL or the
like. You c
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> Can I just say, how nice it is to read this thread and not see
> Microsoft SharePoint mentioned?
You have a problem with Enterprise software Ed?
./fxk
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gt;>>> when you have to integrate it with the entire CMS rendering engine. But
>>> I
>>>>> have to acknowledge that it is better for me as the developer to do a
>>>>> little extra legwork than requiring all the non-techie content creators
>>> t
is that, when you use a framework, you more or
>>>> less guarantee that anyone inheriting your code is going to be facing a
>>>> steep learning curve, possibly insurmountable depending on their level
>> of
>>>> programming knowledge. With a CMS, there is built-in doc
isn't _too_ hard to implement a
> > basic
> > >> wysiwyg editor like CKeditor in most frameworks that would eliminate
> > much
> > >> of the difficulty for content creators.
> > >>
> > >> The bigger issue for me is that, when you u
5% of functionality, and then you just have to
> >> document the 5% or so of code that you custom wrote.
> >>
> >> Having said all that, I have to point out the amazing Yii PHP framework.
> >> It is so extremely easy to build a data-driven app. If you ever want a
>
to
>> document the 5% or so of code that you custom wrote.
>>
>> Having said all that, I have to point out the amazing Yii PHP framework.
>> It is so extremely easy to build a data-driven app. If you ever want a PHP
>> framework, use that. For Python, I'd go with Django jus
e ORM.
>
> Josh Welker
>
>
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nality like ORM.
Josh Welker
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Hi, everyone!
I've gotten clearance t
At Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:13:58 -0900,
Coral Sheldon-Hess wrote:
>
> Hi, everyone!
>
> I've gotten clearance to totally rewrite my library's website in the
> framework/CMS of my choice (pretty much :)). As I have said on numerous
> occasions, "If I can get paid to write Python, I want to do that!" S
Childs
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> > Asst. Head of IT Services
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> > From: Daron Dierkes<mailto:daron.dier...@gmail.com&
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>
> If you're new to python and django there will be a steep learning curve for
> you, but probably a much steeper one for people after you who may not do
> python at all. Drupal and W
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If you're new to python and django there will be a steep learning curve for
you, but probably a much steeper one for people after you who may not do
python at all. Drupal and Wordpress are limited, but non-technical
librarians can still get
If you're new to python and django there will be a steep learning curve for
you, but probably a much steeper one for people after you who may not do
python at all. Drupal and Wordpress are limited, but non-technical
librarians can still get in pretty easy to fix typos and add links at
least.. Cod
ademy
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Valid question, WordPress fans. :)
I&#
gt;
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kunoichi
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Riley Childs wrote:
> Also you just described WordPress!
>
> Riley Childs
> 704 497-2086
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> From: Coral Sheldon-Hess<mailto:co...@sheldon-hess.org>
> Sent:
It's true. Nothing is perfect out of the box.
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> On 02/13/2014 08:43 PM, Nate Hill wrote:
> > To roll out a basic CMS you don't necessarily need to know a line
> > of PHP or Python.
>
> Partl
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On 02/13/2014 08:43 PM, Nate Hill wrote:
> To roll out a basic CMS you don't necessarily need to know a line
> of PHP or Python.
Partly true.
You seem to be suggesting that CMS's deliver every imaginable problem
one could have. I find that hard to be
To roll out a basic CMS you don't necessarily need to know a line of PHP or
Python.
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On 02/13/2014 08:28 PM, Nate Hill wrote:
> What are the advantages to deploying a python based CMS when things
> like Drupal and Wordpress are so popular and well supported? I'm
> sure there are some... I'd love to know more.
If you work in a do-ocrac
t: [CODE4LIB] Python CMSs
Hi, everyone!
I've gotten clearance to totally rewrite my library's website in the
framework/CMS of my choice (pretty much :)). As I have said on numerous
occasions, "If I can get paid to write Python, I want to do that!" So,
after some discussion
/2014 7:15 PM
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] Python CMSs
Hi, everyone!
I've gotten clearance to totally rewrite my library's website in the
framework/CMS of my choice (pretty much :)). As I have said on numerous
occasions, "
Riley Childs
704 497-2086
Sent from my superior my Windows Phone
From: Coral Sheldon-Hess<mailto:co...@sheldon-hess.org>
Sent: 2/13/2014 7:15 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
Subject: [CODE4LIB] Python CMSs
Hi, eve
What are the advantages to deploying a python based CMS when things like
Drupal and Wordpress are so popular and well supported? I'm sure there are
some... I'd love to know more.
N
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On 02/13/2014 07:13 PM, Coral Sheldon-Hess wrote:
> Hi, everyone!
>
> I've gotten clearance to totally rewrite my library's website in
> the framework/CMS of my choice (pretty much :)). As I have said on
> numerous occasions, "If I can get paid to wri
Hi, everyone!
I've gotten clearance to totally rewrite my library's website in the
framework/CMS of my choice (pretty much :)). As I have said on numerous
occasions, "If I can get paid to write Python, I want to do that!" So,
after some discussion with my department head/sysadmin, we're leaning
to
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