Re: Django... False promises?

2008-01-04 Thread Marcelo Sanches
t;Django users" Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 6:15 PM Subject: Re: Django... False promises? > > On Jan 5, 4:09 am, "Marcelo Sanches" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree ! After trying to configure the django cache system I notice that > > the online docs are

Re: Django... False promises?

2008-01-04 Thread SmileyChris
On Jan 5, 4:09 am, "Marcelo Sanches" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree ! After trying to configure the django cache system I notice that > the online docs are wrong and the django book have the correct information > about the order of MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES. > > ONLINE DOCS YOU WILL FIND: > ... >

Re: Django... False promises?

2008-01-04 Thread Marcelo Sanches
> While I understand Ken's point about the book, in that it is no longer > the complete reference, I would *not* recommend just forgetting it. > Instead, use it as the valuable resource it is, and supplement your > nautical sojourn with reference to the online documentation as needed. > I, for on

Re: Django... False promises?

2008-01-04 Thread Peter Herndon
On Jan 4, 2008 2:26 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > forget running the debian version - it will always be way out of > date. Use the latest svn trunk as described in the tutorial. Also > forget about using the django book - use the latest docs on the web > site. The latest svn h

Re: Django... False promises?

2008-01-03 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 04-Jan-08, at 12:41 PM, LRP wrote: > So, it appears that my major problem is version. As several of you > point out, I'm running version 0.95.1-1, which I downloaded from the > current stable Debian repository, etch. I see that the Debian testing > repository, lenny, contains 0.96.1-1. > > No

Re: Django... False promises?

2008-01-03 Thread LRP
First, many thanks to all the kind salts who've responded to my SOS. And particular thanks to Karen Tracey who replied to my first plea for help. Your reply did slip by me. And it was a most helpful one. So, it appears that my major problem is version. As several of you point out, I'm running ve

Re: Django... False promises?

2008-01-03 Thread Marty Alchin
On 1/3/08, LRP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah, Django promises much, but so far has delivered nothing but Mal de > Mar. Please tell me that there is smoother sailing beyond this patch > of troubled waters. First off, let me say that I absolutely love your nautical theme! I do tend to call Django

Re: Django... False promises?

2008-01-03 Thread Jeff Anderson
Hello! I am amused by your extensive use of the nautical analogy. 1) nautical charts I haven't used the django book myself, I prefer to use www.djangoproject.org/documentation I also use the svn version, which has many more features than 0.96. 2) If you are interested in just playing with the dj

Re: Django... False promises?

2008-01-03 Thread Malcolm Tredinnick
On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 16:51 -0800, LorenDavie wrote: > Hi Lloyd, > > In your urls.py file, you want to specify the view as a string - > you're currently missing the quotes around it. It should look like > this: > > urlpatterns = patterns(", > (r'^time/$' , 'current_datetime'), # <-- quot

Re: Django... False promises?

2008-01-03 Thread LorenDavie
Hi Lloyd, In your urls.py file, you want to specify the view as a string - you're currently missing the quotes around it. It should look like this: urlpatterns = patterns(", (r'^time/$' , 'current_datetime'), # <-- quotes added! ) The (not particularly helpful) message you're getting is

Re: Django... False promises?

2008-01-03 Thread J. Clifford Dyer
On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 16:07 -0800, LRP wrote: > Ah, Django promises much, but so far has delivered nothing but Mal de > Mar. Please tell me that there is smoother sailing beyond this patch > of troubled waters. > > 1) Picked as my nautical chart The Django Book... Must be > authoritative, right?

Re: Django... False promises?

2008-01-03 Thread Fredrik Lundh
LRP wrote: > Why didn't The Book steer me right to begin with? possibly because Django runs on tons of platforms, and those platforms tend to change even faster than Django itself. any attempt to provide complete installation details for all possible configuration variants on all supported

Django... False promises?

2008-01-03 Thread LRP
Ah, Django promises much, but so far has delivered nothing but Mal de Mar. Please tell me that there is smoother sailing beyond this patch of troubled waters. 1) Picked as my nautical chart The Django Book... Must be authoritative, right? 2) We've barely cast moorings and into Chapter 2 when The