[Tutor] I am a web designer wanting to learn Python

[Michael yaV]

Wesley,
I have been wanting to learn a language for the last 10 years, I am  
now just getting around to it. I did some research on languages,  
because I decided if I was going learn one, I wanted to learn  
something that I could use for many different applications (web being  
one). Python seemed to offer all I was looking for, plus, I have been  
told, it is rather easy to learn. Why?
Michael


On May 28, 2008, at 2:04 PM, wesley chun wrote:

>>> Where should I begin/go to learn how to create web apps using  
>>> Python?  I
>> would like to create a dynamic "content managed" website and I  
>> have  chosen
>> Python as my language of choice. Can anybody show me, a Mac  user,  
>> where I,
>> a programming beginner, can find tutorials for using  Python for  
>> web apps?
>
>
> hi, and welcome to Python!
>
> out of curiosity, how did you arrive at the conclusion that you should
> use Python?
>
>
>> If you expect to write several apps you should choose a Web  
>> Framework.
>> The two most poular are TurboGears and Django. Both have websites,
>> search Google...
>
> you *could*, or we can just say http://djangoproject.com and
> http://turbogears.org
>
> if you are new to Python, i would suggest Django over TurboGears, not
> that Django is "better than" TG, but because those who favor TG are
> usually already familiar with Python, esp. the best-of-breed
> components of which it serves as the "glue", i.e.
> SQLObject/SQLAlchemy, CherryPy, MochiKit, Genshi/Kid. Django is an
> "all-in-one" package and requires "less overhead" if you're new to
> Python.
>
> on a related note, if you're interested solely in creating, running,
> managing, developing, and/or supporting a "content managed" site, i.e.
> run by a "content management system" (or CMS), you may also wish to
> look at Plone -- http://plone.org ... this is its speciality.
>
> all 3 of these frameworks have documentation as well as video clips on
> "how easy it is to use them" on their websites.
>
> if you're looking for reading, we can also recommend some books for
> you, but it will depend on your previous/current programming
> experience.
>
> best of luck!
> -- wesley
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