Newbie: is it possible to use Django's db API outside of Django?

2007-02-07 Thread Wandering . Womble
Hi there- Let me describe the situation we have. I'm working on a test automation system, with a backend python script that does the actual testing. The frontend is currently a PHP web application. Between the two is a database- web app adds rows, python scheduler polls for new rows. We'd ver

Re: Newbie: is it possible to use Django's db API outside of Django?

2007-02-07 Thread James Bennett
On 2/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The key questions are: > -can we use Django's 'models.py' DB abstraction API from outside of > Django? > -if so, how? > -what libraries would we need to import? > -Anything we'd need to setup before hand? You should be able to just set

Re: Newbie: is it possible to use Django's db API outside of Django?

2007-02-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This will probably help out. http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/InitialSQLDataDiangoORMWay On Feb 7, 3:30 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi there- > > Let me describe the situation we have. I'm working on a test > automation system, with a backend python script that does the actual > testing.

Re: Newbie: is it possible to use Django's db API outside of Django?

2007-02-07 Thread wandering . womble
> You should be able to just set up a minimal Django project with > settings to specify a database and an INSTALLED_APPS list, and then > things will just work. If you don't want to use a settings file, you > could even do it with manual settings configuration: > Thanks for the link! Would I real

Re: Newbie: is it possible to use Django's db API outside of Django?

2007-02-07 Thread James Bennett
On 2/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the link! > Would I really have to set up my backend app as a Django App? > Is it required to due to some meta-programming magic? > ie I'd rather not have to run our app via manage.py/django-admin. You don't have to build a full

Re: Newbie: is it possible to use Django's db API outside of Django?

2007-02-07 Thread yary
On Feb 7, 1:22 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks for the link! > Would I really have to set up my backend app as a Django App? > Is it required to due to some meta-programming magic? > ie I'd rather not have to run our app via manage.py/django-admin. let me see if I understand your situation-

Re: Newbie: is it possible to use Django's db API outside of Django?

2007-02-07 Thread wandering . womble
Thanks James, I think you've made my day :-) > > So long as the settings are configured before this import, and so long > as you have a models file which includes correct Django model > definitions, yes it will work. > > -- --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

Re: Newbie: is it possible to use Django's db API outside of Django?

2007-02-07 Thread wandering . womble
> let me see if I understand your situation- you want to replace the > frontend entirely, and keep your current backend tools. The front end > has a web interface, the back end is all command-line. > > You're thinking about redoing the front end completely, in Django, and > using the Django ORM in