Mengu.net - Python http://www.mengu.net/ mengu on web programming. en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:05:53 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 Subqueries With SQLAlchemy http://www.mengu.net/post/subqueries-with-sqlalchemy I have been developing the new version of www.osesturkiye.com for the Turkish version of the show called "The Voice". It's already built with TurboGears, mako and SQLAlchemy. In the new version we have a gallery and many photos in it. My SQLAlchemy model is like this:

class GalleryPhoto(DeclarativeBase):
    __tablename__ = 'gallery_photo'

    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    photo_image = Column(UnicodeText)
    photo_description = Column(UnicodeText)
    dateline = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.now)

The problem I have is, in the photo detail page I will display "Previous" and "Next" links. I can implement this with two ways..

]]> 2011-12-22 05:28:11 http://www.mengu.net/post/subqueries-with-sqlalchemy 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 On Pyramid Extensibility http://www.mengu.net/post/on-pyramid-extensibility Pyramid is the fastest-growing Python web framework which is the result of Pylons and repoze.bfg merge. It's one of my favourites in terms of extensibility and productivity. Pyramid use the MTV pattern just like Django and does not impoze ORM or template decisions for you. However if you are a Pylons, Flask and Django developer already, I strongly recommend using pyramid_routesalchemy paster template.

Pyramid is also known for its extensibility and I have noticed people getting confused on Pyramid extensibility. Pyramid is a Python library so you can go ahead and easy_install any Python library and use it for your own good.

You can extend Pyramid within two ways.

  • By writing a plugin for it.
  • By the freedom provided by the Pyramid API.
]]> 2011-03-16 11:40:01 http://www.mengu.net/post/on-pyramid-extensibility 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.

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