[web2py] Trying to run a "Portable Python" environment , to learn, etc... can i use Web2py?

2015-02-16 Thread Charly Farley
Found this VERY OLD link on Stackoverflow ... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/259160/did-anyone-try-portable-python quote .. Resolution You may want to check out *web2py* . The windows executable includes python and does run without installation for ex

[web2py] web2py as a portable python environment

2015-02-16 Thread Charly Farley
Hi, I'm interested in learning python 2.7 but I do not wish to install it: rather, I'd like to leave it portable, on a usb stick. I came across this quite old post ... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/259160/did-anyone-try-portable-python The resolution is ... You may want to check out *w

[web2py] Re: web2py as a portable python environment

2015-02-17 Thread Charly Farley
OK, thanks very much - that post probably doesn't apply so much nowadays anyway. Thank you! On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 7:40:06 AM UTC, Niphlod wrote: > you can run scripts with web2py.exe but it being a better shell than the > one from python is arguable. > I don't see the issue, though:

[web2py] my webhosting package is linux-based, but Im not too savvy with linux ... ubuntu ok for this?

2015-03-16 Thread Charly Farley
My hosting package is linux-based (python is supported), but im a windows man. Presumably I need linux to do my development/deploy. Ubuntu is nice and easy, I hear - is this distro recommended for simpletons like me? I'll probably try to run it in a virtualbox. Thanks -- Resources: - http: