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

[Noufal Ibrahim]

I wouldn't recommend Django either. My experience is that it's too
hard to mix and match and prefer a lighter framework like flask.

On 11/21/11, Ramdas S <ramdaz at gmail.com> wrote:
> I wo
>
> 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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