Mengu.net - Django http://www.mengu.net/ mengu on web programming. en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:50:03 AM +0200 Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:41:01 GMT Mengu.net mengu@mengu.net mengu@mengu.net 2011 At A Glance http://www.mengu.net/post/2011-at-a-glance I can call 2011 quite a good year on my behalf however when I look at things I've done, I feel I've done much less than I could. Here is a list of what I have done in 2011.

Things I've Done in 2011

  • Executed an idea we had with my brother, http://compector.com.

  • Built the start-up above with Ruby on Rails so I became more familiar with Ruby world.

  • I have made the switch to PostgreSQL from MySQL.

  • Got a job in one of Turkey's top web sites where we deal with thousands of concurrent users...

]]> 2012-01-01 04:07:11 http://www.mengu.net/post/2011-at-a-glance What's Going On With TurboGears? http://www.mengu.net/post/whats-going-on-with-turbogears If you are using Python and looking for a web framework or if you are just looking to do web programming with Python, you will look out your options and among Django, web2py and pyramid you will notice TurboGears. As a Python developer and TurboGears user, I will let you guys know what is going on with TurboGears lately and will let you have a chance with TurboGears.

TurboGears Introduction

A Short Introduction First

TurboGears is a full stack MVC web framework that is built on top of Pylons and which includes an ORM, a templating system, database migration tool, web helpers, authentication and authorization system by default just like Django. If you are wondering, there are two main differences between Django and TurboGears.

  • TurboGears is using class based controllers and object dispatch.

  • TurboGears is built using external Python libraries such as Pylons, WebOB, paster whereas everything in Django is built for Django.

]]> 2011-11-20 08:55:28 http://www.mengu.net/post/whats-going-on-with-turbogears Common Django Issues http://www.mengu.net/post/common-django-issues I am following many programming language and library mailing lists and one of them is the Django group. Since the time I've started following the mailing list, I have seen the same questions flowing around and for that matter, I will write down two simple advices and solutions to common Django issues asked around constantly.

Read the Django Documentation

Django docs are one of the best documentations around on the web. Whatever it is you wonder, you need, you stuck is already mentioned in the documentation. Before jumping in and asking questions all the time, make a simple plan for your application, find out what you need or what you might need and read about them. Always start with the basic tutorial in the Django web site. Do not underestimate it because it's a simple application, it will open your eyes.

Google Your Problem

Whatever your problem / error / need / question is, it is most likely to be asked and answered already on the web. Before posting to the mailing list(s) or asking in the IRC rooms, just google it. If there is nothing pleasing you then go with the support channels. Long story short, google it!

]]> 2011-04-11 12:20:56 http://www.mengu.net/post/common-django-issues Django 1.2 Is Released! http://www.mengu.net/post/django-12-is-released Hello everyone!

Got great news here. Django 1.2 has been released yesterday with new updates. Of course this is great and exiciting only for Python developers who use Django since web2py supports many of the new features already. :)

So, let's see what's new in Django..

]]> 2010-05-18 02:15:43 http://www.mengu.net/post/django-12-is-released Updating Django Models http://www.mengu.net/post/updating-django-models I'm developing one of my start-ups with Django, the most and widely used Python web framework. Currently I'm not using the form class provided by Django built-in so I'm writing my forms in html. After I have created my update form, I thought updating the posted model info like model.attribute = request.POST['attribute'] is not a good way. I have thought a second and I've found my way.

]]> 2010-05-11 05:49:53 http://www.mengu.net/post/updating-django-models Django vs. web2py http://www.mengu.net/post/django-vs-web2py Many people would like to know the differences between Django and web2py. In this short entry, I will make a comparison of two popular Python web frameworks, Django and web2py.

  • Django is an MTV framework, web2py is a MVC framework.

  • Web2py lets you focus on developing your application, Django doesn't. It wants you to do all its stuff...

]]> 2010-02-22 12:27:17 http://www.mengu.net/post/django-vs-web2py How To Choose A Web Framework? http://www.mengu.net/post/how-to-choose-a-web-framework I have started my web development journey with PHP. After a long time I heard there is something called web framework and then I wanted to learn the best one for me. I have reviewed and learned many frameworks and because of the fact that I'm a grasping person, I have learnt more than just one. Is this a mistake? A part of me says yes and another part says it's not a mistake. Both have reasons. So in this post, I will try to write a simple and short guide for people who are desperately unstable on choosing a web framework.

]]> 2010-02-04 06:52:39 http://www.mengu.net/post/how-to-choose-a-web-framework Django "You don't have permission to edit anything" Error http://www.mengu.net/post/django-you-dont-have-permission-to-edit-anything-error If you get an error like this when you login to your Django admin, you might want to check if you have uncommented "admin.autodiscover()" line in your urls.py. :)

]]> 2009-12-27 09:11:58 http://www.mengu.net/post/django-you-dont-have-permission-to-edit-anything-error A new blog engine with Django http://www.mengu.net/post/a-new-blog-engine-with-django My friend from freenode and a Pardus developer Gökmen Görgen did come to me and told that let's write a Django blog application. My reaction was, man I have done this too many times. What shall be different? And in that moment I thought a blog application, especially designed for developers is something needed so we decided to develop the application.

]]> 2009-12-26 04:02:11 http://www.mengu.net/post/a-new-blog-engine-with-django Line Breaks in Django and Ruby on Rails http://www.mengu.net/post/line-breaks-in-django-and-ruby-on-rails Let's assume you are developing a blog application with Django or Ruby on Rails. You have created your Post model and everything is working fine, except the paragraphs you have written during creating your new post. How do you solve this problem? It is very simple to do so in both Ruby on Rails and Django.

]]> 2009-11-10 11:10:19 http://www.mengu.net/post/line-breaks-in-django-and-ruby-on-rails