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Does Django Scale?

I'm building a web application with Django. The reasons I chose Django were: I wanted to work with free/open-source tools I like Python and feel it's a "long term" language, whereas regarding Ruby I ...
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14answers
61k views

Pros/Cons of Django vs Pylons [closed]

I'm begining a new webapp in Python. I've narrowed my choices down to Django and Pylons. What are the pros/cons of each?
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What's the best solution for OpenID with Django?

There are at least half a dozen Django apps that provide OpenID authentication for Django: django-openid django-openid-auth another django-openid-auth, which seems to be dead django-authopenid ...
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5answers
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Converting string into datetime

Short and simple. I've got a huge list of date-times like this as strings: Jun 1 2005 1:33PM Aug 28 1999 12:00AM I'm going to be shoving these back into proper datetime fields in a database so I ...
162
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31answers
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django development IDE

I have done a little django development but it has all been in a text editor. I was curious what more advanced development tools others are using in their django development. I am used to using ...
142
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14answers
38k views

How to debug in Django, the good way?

So, I started learning to code in Python and later Django. The first times it was hard looking at tracebacks and actually figure out what I did wrong and where the syntax error was. Some time has ...
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16answers
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Django - Set Up A Scheduled Job?

I've been working on a web app using Django, and I'm curious if there is a way to schedule a job to run periodically. Basically I just want to run through the database and make some ...
110
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9answers
46k views

Extending the User model with custom fields in Django

What's the best way to extend the User model (bundled with Django's authentication app) with custom fields? I would also possibly like to use the email as the username (for authentication purposes). ...
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14answers
23k views

Dynamically adding a form to a Django formset with Ajax

I'd like to be able to automatically add new forms to a Django formset with an ajax function. I.e., the user clicks an "add" button and some javascript will add a new form (which is part of the ...
102
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9answers
32k views

Can I access constants in settings.py from templates in Django?

I have some stuff in settings.py that I'd like to be able to access from a template, but I can't figure out how to do it. I already tried {{CONSTANT_NAME}} but that doesn't seem to work. Is this ...
100
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12answers
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Feedback on using Google App Engine? [closed]

Looking to do a very small, quick 'n dirty side project. I like the fact that the Google App Engine is running on Python with Django built right in - gives me an excuse to try that platform... but my ...
99
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8answers
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Getting “Error loading MySQLdb module: No module named MySQLdb” - have tried previously posted solutions

This is a much discussed issue for OSX 10.6 users, but I haven't been able to find a solution that works. Here's my setup: Python 2.6.1 64bit Django 1.2.1 MySQL 5.1.47 osx10.6 64bit I create a ...
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12answers
53k views

Using Django time/date widgets in custom form

How can I use the nifty JavaScript date and time widgets that the default admin uses with my custom view? I have looked through the Django forms documentation, and it briefly mentions ...
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10answers
12k views

Reducing Django Memory Usage. Low hanging fruit?

My memory usage increases over time and restarting Django is not kind to users. I am unsure how to go about profiling the memory usage but some tips on how to start measuring would be useful. I have ...
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15answers
27k views

What's the best Django search app? [closed]

I'm building a Django project that needs search functionality, and until there's a django.contrib.search, I have to choose a search app. So, which is the best? By "best" I mean... easy to install / ...

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