Zope 3

[Steve Juranich]

Derick van Niekerk wrote:

> I love Python! Then I was introduced to Zope by freak accident. While
> Zope looked like the answer to my dillemma, I still can't get my head
> wrapped around it. Is it because I don't know Python well enough? Or is
> it just that difficult to learn?

I've been hacking Python now for 6 years.  I just picked up Zope last month
and found the learning curve to be quite steep.  It's not just you. 
There's a lot of stuff there.

> I would like to start my next web project (a database of demographic
> info on scientists in Africa)  on Zope 3. Could anybody point me in the
> right direction? Where should I start?

After you look through the tutorial (which is simply a Zope product you can
add from the main page of the ZMI (Zope Management Interface), have a peek
at the Zope book
(http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/2_6Edition/view).  Don't
worry about the version (2.6) of the book.  It's the latest they have (I
think they're working on a new one for z3).  You can skip the bits about
DTML, but keep them handy.

You should also take a look at the Zope user list:
http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope

Hope this all helps.
-- 
Steve Juranich
Tucson, AZ
USA