Python’s multiprocessing module is a great tool that abstracts the details of forking and managing child processes in an interface inspired by the threading module. The benefit to using processes over threads is that you effectively avoid the issues of the GIL (Global Interpreter Lock).
I wanted to share my experience with sharing static data [...]

• Comments

For one off scripts for a particular project:

#!/usr/bin/env python

from django.core.management import setup_environ
from myapp import settings
setup_environ(settings)

# do some stuff

• Comments

I finally got around to setting up a more sophisticated deployment system for some of my apps. These apps include some built on a custom PHP framework and others that are Python / Django apps. I figured I’d share my experience…
Why is a high-level deployment infrastructure important? Deployment is something that should [...]

• Comments

Send this to your significant other/parent/relative/friend so, instead of that sweater, you get one of these nuggets of awesome this Christmas.
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
Write better, cleaner, more maintainable code. Learn how to manage your projects and focus on shipping your product. With insight that covers the gamut of software development [...]

• Comments

This is an update to my previous how-to Setup Python 2.5, mod_wsgi, and Django 1.0 on CentOS 5 (cPanel).
The biggest reason why I chose to go with Python 2.5 at the time was because the MySQL Python (MySQLdb) package didn’t support Python 2.6. The 1.2.3c1 release does so that roadblock is lifted.
The instructions are [...]

• Comments

Read my previous two posts on Django and Python – Part I and Part II
I’ve been working on a project management tool suite in Django. It’s been a great side project to really experiment with Django in real-world scenarios.
Forms
At times I feel like I fight with newforms. In particular, it lacks the ability [...]

• Comments

The Django project just announced that v1.1 is ready! Go here for the full release notes.
Some notable changes include support for aggregate functions from within the ORM. This includes COUNT(), MAX(), MIN(), etc.
Also, the concept of “unmanaged” models which allow you to easily support tables that pre-existed or were created by some other [...]

• Comments

DISCLOSURE: I was sent this sample chapter by the publisher. I’m sure some of you folks will find it useful so I’m posting it. For a review of the book go here.
Download Sample Chapter 6 “Serving Multiple Templates”

• Comments

I like Python. I like Ruby. I like C, C++, and Objective-C. I like Java. I also (actually) like PHP. I like programming – get it? Use whatever gets the job done and done well. Use whatever achieves the performance and scalability you require for a given task. [...]

• Comments

This post is simply stating the obvious. Sometimes even obvious things, in the wee hours of the morning, aren’t so.
When you specify parameters in your URLconf like:

urlpatterns = patterns(”,
url(r’^mark/(?P<id>\d+)/(?P<complete>\d+)/$’, views.mark, name=’mark’),
)

Keep in mind that each captured argument is a Python string. Even if the regex only captures integers – [...]

• Comments