On Friday, March 20, 2015, john <jo...@jfcomputer.com> wrote: > Maybe another way to reply to your question is to break down how it would > work normally. > There are two sides of this question - the server side and the client side. > > In general client side stuff is done in javascript. > Server side requests are done in python. > > So you have to decide where you want this to happen. If you chose the > server side realize that a round trip has to occur. This can be done and > was done often but not normally used when dealing with direct user input > (javascript is used) on the client side (in the browser). You can in fact > create a button that retrieves the data (executes a view function) and then > returns a new view. But that is very old school and normally not used. > You might want to look at how the django forms works under the hood and use > similar code. >
The Python functions I wish to execute use numpy and other Python packages I would like like to convert to JavaScript. > > That said, the above is not the norm of today. Within your template you > add div id's that relate to javascript code. When the action occurs the > javascript is run (all on the client side) saving a round trip. Today's > javascript is able to retrieve data (execute a python function via a view), > display data, insert new objects, etc.. So of course most use the best > tool for the job. > > Johnf > > > > On 03/20/2015 10:32 AM, VMD wrote: > > > On Friday, March 20, 2015 at 11:09:57 AM UTC-6, David Gleba wrote: >> >> >> You don't actually need python or django to get form input and do >> something with the input. >> > > My function is not as simple as adding two numbers and for various > reasons I am not interested in using Javascript. I just used myadder(x,y) > as an example. > > >> >> >> On Friday, March 20, 2015 at 12:03:51 PM UTC-4, VMD wrote: >>> >>> On Friday, March 20, 2015 at 9:58:23 AM UTC-6, David Gleba wrote: >>>> >>>> Does part 3 of the tutorial cover how to make a form, get the values >>>> without storing them in a database, perform the arithmetic and then display >>>> the result? I didn't see that in there. >>>> >>> >>> I don't what to store them in a database. Just do the calculation. Is >>> this explained in the tutorial? >>> >>> I have been sick = brain not working well. maybe I'll get this figured >>> out today or actually do the whole tutorial. >>> >>> VMD >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> On Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 11:58:14 AM UTC-4, Andrew Farrell wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The other commenters are right that reading the tutorial is a good use >>>>> of your time. >>>>> https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/intro/tutorial03/ >>>>> is the section relevant to your question. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Javier Guerra Giraldez < >>>>> jav...@guerrag.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 9:41 PM, VMD <vin...@vincentdavis.com> wrote: >>>>>> > I have skimmed the tutorial and didn't find (notice) the answer. >>>>>> Why not >>>>>> > point me to an answer to my question? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> that's exactly the point. your question assumes Django works in some >>>>>> specific way, and there should be a simple answer for a simple need. >>>>>> >>>>>> but i don't think you assumptions are correct, if you knew how Django >>>>>> (and frameworks in general) work, your question might be very >>>>>> different, and the answer much simpler and better in general. >>>>>> >>>>>> really, doing the tutorial is a very good investment of your time. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Javier >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Django users" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to django-users...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to django...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >>>>>> msgid/django-users/CAFkDaoQ0MOT57JCKfTjxWn6CkypeP >>>>>> 2POm%3DF90Vn%3DF88dYDDQdg%40mail.gmail.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','django-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');> > . > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','django-users@googlegroups.com');>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/0fb52afc-17ec-4301-add2-85fc962f73b4%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/0fb52afc-17ec-4301-add2-85fc962f73b4%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/django-users/GjgA-U6-CQc/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','django-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');> > . > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','django-users@googlegroups.com');>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/550C69C3.2030605%40jfcomputer.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/550C69C3.2030605%40jfcomputer.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from mobile app. Vincent Davis 720-301-3003 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. 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