[BangPypers] [pythonpune] Re: To use Pinax or just Django

[Ramdas S]

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On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 6:35 AM, B.Nanda Kishore <madhav.bnk at gmail.com> wrote:
> I also suggest using Pinax as a reference sake only. I had to use Pinax for
> one of the projects
> a few months back and God! I really hated the integrations, coupling and
> overriding. Then I started
> using Pinax for reference sake only and started using/copying the best
> things in Pinax into my
> project code and life is simpler again.
>
> useful references:
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1448292/what-are-the-best-benefits-of-using-pinax
> http://www.quora.com/Python-Web-Frameworks/Is-Pinax-for-Django-any-good?q=pinax
>
> Regards,
> Nandakishore
>

I wont recommend Pinax if you are  looking for something that needs
to be tweaked. It's a pain as the project size grows
>
> On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Vineet Naik <naikvin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Navin. Liked the idea of using pinax code for reference.
>>
>> vineet
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Navin Kabra <navin.kabra at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Vineet Naik <naikvin at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I am confused whether to use Pinax or just Django.
>> >>
>> >
>> > I've done 3 non-trivial django projects in the last 3 years. I used pinax
>> > for 1 and plain django for the remaining. I would suggest going with
>> plain
>> > django.
>> >
>> > - I think Pinax is not "production" ready. As you've already realized,
>> > pinax needs to be customized before it can really used, and there aren't
>> > enough readymade customization hooks (like django has). So you need to
>> make
>> > changes in Pinax code. This is a nightmare as far as upgrades is
>> concerned
>> >
>> > - Pinax is a great project to get best practices for how to set up your
>> > project. By all means, study the pinax code and copy-paste from there
>> into
>> > your project
>> >
>> > - Incorporate individual apps from Pinax into your project. This is less
>> > painful for upgrades and customization, compared to taking all of Pinax
>> >
>> >
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