Re: Newbie: Help to understand string handling

2009-01-07 Thread bruno desthuilliers
On 7 jan, 00:03, phoebebright wrote: > Thanks for that clarification. I am finding that a lot of assumptions > are made in the documentation about previous knowledge. Indeed. It is assumed that the reader knows at least a couple things about the web, programming, HTML, and the HTTP protocol !-)

Re: Newbie: Help to understand string handling

2009-01-07 Thread bruno desthuilliers
On 6 jan, 22:46, phoebebright wrote: > Thanks for your response. Do you think a working knowledge of python > is essential for django then? Obviously, yes !-) That's just like asking if a working knowledge of Java is essential for Strut, or if a working knowledge of PHP is essential for the Zen

Re: Newbie: Help to understand string handling

2009-01-06 Thread phoebebright
Thanks for that clarification. I am finding that a lot of assumptions are made in the documentation about previous knowledge. The documentation can appear very confusing until you understand the background, then it magically becomes blindingly obvious and helpful! I must write down more of these

Re: Newbie: Help to understand string handling

2009-01-06 Thread Malinka Rellikwodahs
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 16:49, Jeff Anderson wrote: > phoebebright wrote: >> Thanks for your response. Do you think a working knowledge of python >> is essential for django then? And do I import modules the same in >> django and python? Are there any python things you can't do in >> django? yes

Re: Newbie: Help to understand string handling

2009-01-06 Thread Jeff Anderson
phoebebright wrote: > Thanks for your response. Do you think a working knowledge of python > is essential for django then? And do I import modules the same in > django and python? Are there any python things you can't do in > django? > Django *is* Python. In fact, Django is only a Python libra

Re: Newbie: Help to understand string handling

2009-01-06 Thread phoebebright
Thanks for your response. Do you think a working knowledge of python is essential for django then? And do I import modules the same in django and python? Are there any python things you can't do in django? On Jan 6, 8:18 pm, "Alex Koshelev" wrote: > Yes. Django is just Python > > On Tue, Jan

Re: Newbie: Help to understand string handling

2009-01-06 Thread Alex Koshelev
Yes. Django is just Python On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 11:14 PM, phoebebright wrote: > > As a newbie to both python and django (ex PHP) I am not clear on when > I can use python functions and when I can't. > > I want to do some simple string handling in a view, search and replace > for example, but

Newbie: Help to understand string handling

2009-01-06 Thread phoebebright
As a newbie to both python and django (ex PHP) I am not clear on when I can use python functions and when I can't. I want to do some simple string handling in a view, search and replace for example, but can't find anything in the documentation. I assume this means that I can use python string ha