ive been using django for a couple of weeks, i can see massive potential for actually finishing a couple of projects that i've had on the go for a good while. thing is its my first attempt at using a framework and ive found the tutorial followable, but lacking. it tells you what to do, but doesnt explain the why very well imo? so i've come to a point where i need a little assistance to take this further. i've got a couple of understanding points that once i get past im sure the frustration will die. I've actually written an app already, got quite far in it but in trying not to reinvent the wheel I've decided to use avatar and come up against a brick wall.
so i've been through the tutorials. im struggling understanding how best to code for this on windows. im trying to make life as easy as possible for myself. ive seen pretty much no clues on how best to work in windows. i've got python installed at c:\python26 . im creating mysites at c: \django-sites - would experienced coders advise against this? would it be better to drop the django projects/apps inside the python path? - im really struggling with apps. i've downloaded a few and tried to get them working by dropping them inside my project folder and linking them in. so for example i've tried to get brookie working by dropping it into c:\django-sites\projectname\django-brookie. all sorts of errors ensued. where would experienced coders put their apps? and then how do you link them into your project? i tried project.app inside the installed apps section, but it fails to pick up the urls file. is it best practice to use the setup.py file and then refer to it as django.contrib.brookie? any help is appreciated, i can tell django is something that i need to be using, but i just need to get past these first few hurdles. im going to invest in the books to see if a bit of light reading helps, but im impatient and frustrated! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
