[omaha] Django question

[Mike Hostetler]

You don't have a choice -- you have to use Django models to access the
database.  There may be a way around it (use Django for views and Anki db
for database access) but then you are using heavy-weight Django with a
by-pass. So you may have to deal with Django's problems and not reap any
of it's benefits.

Maybe try web.py or Flask. They are supposed to be lighter-weight. They
could handle the web portion and you could roll our own (or use Anki's) db
backend.



Steve Young wrote:
> Hey Guys,
>
> I am trying to create a flashcard web app.  There is a python open source
> flashcard program called Anki that the author has made available, and has
> also conveniently separated the backend code. I would like to use it's
> library code if possible.  It loads the flashcard decks, has spaced
> repetition, stats, and many other nice features. But it was created for a
> desktop app - not a web app with many users connecting at the same time
> (although no deck will be accessed concurrently).
>
> I have been able to create a django project, load the anki code into it as
> app, and create a page loading a sample deck.  I am not sure the best way
> to proceed in making this work for multi-users, or even if this is a good
> idea.  Since I am not using django models (the anki code uses sqlite3
> db's,
> one for each deck) I am not sure how to proceed (all the books and docs I
> have studied have been using django models).
>
> Any ideas, tips, links??
>
> Thanks.
>
> Steve
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