This is a good point.
to do it with the current web2py the code at best would look like
this:
Stef Mientki
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From: Stef Mientki <stef.mien...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:39:48 +0200
Local: Wed, Aug 4 2010 3:39 am
Subject: this must be asked a 1000 times, but I couldn't find the
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please forgive my ignorance,
but I wonder why views are not written in Python, instead of html
( see comparison below of te first
part of default\index.html.
The advantage of using Python:
- the user can stick to 1 language
- no redundant information in the closing tags, like <ul> , </ul>
- most editors checks the closing brackets
- normal indentation, no problems with missing "pass"
The disavantages of using Python:
- ???
thanks,
Stef Mientki
{{extend 'layout.html' }}
{{
if 'message' in globals () :
=H2 ( message )
else:
=BEAUTIFY ( response._vars )
pass
= HR ()
= H1 ( 'README' )
= UL (
LI ( T ( 'You are successfully running web2py' ) ),
LI ( T ( 'This is a copy of the scaffolding application' ) ),
LI ( T ( 'You can modify this application and adapt it to your
needs' ) ),
LI ( T ( A ( B ( T ( "click here for the administrative
interface")),
__href = URL ( 'admin', 'default', 'index' ) ) )) ),
LI ( A ( T ( "click here for online examples"),
_href = URL ( 'examples', 'default', 'index' ) ) ),
'...')
}}
I.e.
- extend, include, block and pieces of code must be between different
sets {{...}}.
- printed values must have the = prefix
- close blocks with pass
Removing completely the {{...}} and "=" would require some changes in
the template system.
I guess it could be an option.
On Aug 4, 3:39 am, Stef Mientki <stef.mien...@gmail.com> wrote:
> please forgive my ignorance,
> but I wonder why views are not written in Python, instead of html ( see
> comparison below of te first
> part of default\index.html.
>
> The advantage of using Python:
> - the user can stick to 1 language
> - no redundant information in the closing tags, like <ul> , </ul>
> - most editors checks the closing brackets
> - normal indentation, no problems with missing "pass"
> The disavantages of using Python:
> - ???
>
> thanks,
> Stef Mientki
>
> # ***************************************************************
> extend ( 'layout.html' )
>
> if 'message' in globals () :
> H2 ( message )
> else:
> DISPLAY ( BEAUTIFY ( response._vars ) )
>
> HR ()
> H1 ( 'README' )
> UL (
> LI ( T ( 'You are successfully running web2py' ) ),
> LI ( T ( 'This is a copy of the scaffolding application' ) ),
> LI ( T ( 'You can modify this application and adapt it to your needs' ) ),
> LI ( T ( A ( B ( T ( "click here for the administrative interface")),
> _HREF ( URL ( 'admin', 'default', 'index' ) ) ) ) ),
> LI ( A ( T ( "click here for online examples"),
> _HREF ( URL ( 'examples', 'default', 'index' ) ) ) ),
> LI ( HREF ( "http://web2py.com";, 'web2py.com' ) ),
> LI ( HREF ( "http://web2py.com/book";, T ( 'documentation' ) ) ) )
>
> # ***************************************************************
> {{extend 'layout.html'}}
>
> {{if 'message' in
> globals():}}{{=H2(message)}}{{else:}}{{=BEAUTIFY(response._vars)}}{{pass}}
>
> <hr />
> <h1>README</h1>
> <ul>
> <li>{{=T('You are successfully running web2py')}}</li>
> <li>{{=T('This is a copy of the scaffolding application')}}</li>
> <li>{{=T('You can modify this application and adapt it to your
> needs')}}</li>
> <li>{{=A(B(T("click here for the administrative interface")),
> _href=URL('admin','default','index'))}}</li>
> <li>{{=A(T("click here for online examples"),
> _href=URL('examples','default','index'))}}</li>
> <li><a href="http://web2py.com";>web2py.com</a></li>
> <li><a href="http://web2py.com/book";>{{=T('documentation')}}</a></li>
> </ul>
