I like ReportLab and think of PDF generation as a necessary component. I also know it took some time to get a handle on using it. I wouldn't worry about how much size it adds as much as the overhead of making and keeping it easy to use. Seems that it should be an appliance rather than something built into web2py.
On Dec 24, 11:23 am, pmate <pmateh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pisa is really nice, but i'm totally pro reportlab. > It's true that it is a little heavy but it's a great solution for > printing in web2py > > Paolo > > On Dec 24, 3:36 pm, Timothy Farrell <tfarr...@swgen.com> wrote: > > > Just like you would normally run a long-running process in web2py, os.spawn > > is my favorite (python offers numerous methods). > > But...do we really want a framework that installs software on demand > > (without prompting an admin)? I say, let's just leave it to the humans. > > It's one thing to make someone's life easier, it's another to allow them to > > get away from a process that they should know about and control (like > > messing with IP tables programmatically). > > Further driving the point, easy_install installs the latest version of a > > package. When I did this, it broke form-encode for me. > > -tim > > mdipierro wrote:is it possible to call easy_install programmatically? Can > > anybody point me to an example? Massimo On Dec 23, 4:21 pm, Timothy > > Farrell<tfarr...@swgen.com>wrote:easy_install reportlab dang, that's easy! > > ;-) mr.freeze wrote:It would be nice to have a feature system that allows > > either manual uploading (similar to the application upload) or on-demand > > downloading of components like ReportLab so that each person could > > customize their installation as they see fit. Just daydreaming out loud. It > > would probably be difficult to implement and maintain. Components like > > these are very useful but probably shouldn't be included in the framework > > by default in my opinion. Nathan On Dec 23, > > 12:41 pm,mdipierro<mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu>wrote:Should we include > > reportlab in web2py? pros: web2py lacks printing capability and pdf output > > may be a solution the license allows it cons: it doubles the size of web2py > > there are alternative such as the openoffice APIs it requires creating a > > site-package folder and add it the path Comments? Massimo-- Timothy > > Farrell<tfarr...@swgen.com>Computer Guy Statewide General Insurance Agency > > (www.swgen.com)-- Timothy Farrell<tfarr...@swgen.com>Computer Guy Statewide > > General Insurance Agency (www.swgen.com) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
