[web2py] web2py for dummies

[Andrea Bravi]

Hi everyone,


first of all, thank you for the really nice job done with web2py: as soon 
as I downloaded it, I really liked how easy it is to use the admin 
interface and play with it!

That being said, I would like to kindly ask you some advices regarding how 
to learn using web2py. I have a background in Python and database 
design/programming, however I don't know anything about web applications (I 
am a biomedical engineer). I was trying to read the official web2py book, 
however from Chapter 4 I realized that I could understand and reproduce the 
examples, but I was definitely not capable to abstract and learn how to use 
the entire API. It seems to me that the material is targeting an audience 
that already knows how to create web applications, and that only needs to 
learn a new "vocabulary". Now, is there some book/slides/course/anything 
that you would suggest me to start with? I could buy a book like Python 3 
Web Development Beginner's Guide (assuming that's what I need) and start 
from there, however I would like something that targets directly web2py.

I hope the question is clear enough! Let me know if you need other details.

Thank you for your help,


Andrea

[web2py] Re: web2py for dummies

[Andrea Bravi]

First of all, thank all of you for your valuable (and quick!) answers.

@Massimo DP: Just for curiosity, any expected date for the release of
the new editions?

@Anthony: great suggestions! I spent all the day with http://www.w3schools.com/,
http://www.webmonkey.com/tutorials/, and that was exactly what I
needed! Obviously it is still a long way to go, but that material is
great!

@chawk: yes, you centered the point! thank you for the detailed
answer. I started with the material suggested by Antony and will now
explore the books you suggested. Hopefully I'll get there, and I wish
you the best for your application! :)

Thanks everyone again!