easy_install reportlab
On Dec 29, 5:57 am, vince <lapcc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> i think pdf generation is necessary but the size may affect those user
> who do not need it.
>
> any convenient way to include reportlab to web2py right now? (at least
> compatible on win32/osx and linux)
>
> -vince
> On Dec 27, 12:20 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
> > There is a problem with makingreportlaban appliance.
>
> > Some modules internally use relative paths, some use absolute paths.
>
> > If they use relative paths, it does not matter where the are located.
> > They can be, for example, into an appliance. All current web2py
> > modules use relative paths thus web2py never alters sys.path.
>
> > If they use absolute paths (likereportlabdoes) they must be located
> > in a folder that is listed in sys.path. An app cannot alter sys.path
> > because that is not completely thread safe.
>
> > One solution would be to give web2py it's own site-packages folder
> > where apps can install-uninstall additional global modules.
> > This would be fine for users running the windows binary distribution
> > but I am sure anybody running from source will oppose it.
>
> > In order to includereportlabin web2py I would have to append gluon/
> > contrib to sys.path.
>
> > Massimo
>
> > On Dec 26, 8:18 am, dhmorgan <dharrimanmor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I likeReportLaband think of PDF generation as a necessary component.
> > > I also know it took some time to get a handle on using it. I wouldn't
> > > worry about how much size it adds as much as the overhead of making
> > > and keeping it easy to use. Seems that it should be an appliance
> > > rather than something built into web2py.
>
> > > On Dec 24, 11:23 am, pmate <pmateh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Pisa is really nice, but i'm totally proreportlab.
> > > > It's true that it is a little heavy but it's a great solution for
> > > > printing in web2py
>
> > > > Paolo
>
> > > > On Dec 24, 3:36 pm, Timothy Farrell <tfarr...@swgen.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Just like you would normally run a long-running process in web2py,
> > > > > os.spawn is my favorite (python offers numerous methods).
> > > > > But...do we really want a framework that installs software on demand
> > > > > (without prompting an admin)? I say, let's just leave it to the
> > > > > humans. It's one thing to make someone's life easier, it's another
> > > > > to allow them to get away from a process that they should know about
> > > > > and control (like messing with IP tables programmatically).
> > > > > Further driving the point, easy_install installs the latest version
> > > > > of a package. When I did this, it broke form-encode for me.
> > > > > -tim
> > > > > mdipierro wrote:is it possible to call easy_install programmatically?
> > > > > Can anybody point me to an example? Massimo On Dec 23, 4:21 pm,
> > > > > Timothy Farrell<tfarr...@swgen.com>wrote:easy_installreportlabdang,
> > > > > that's easy! ;-) mr.freeze wrote:It would be nice to have a feature
> > > > > system that allows either manual uploading (similar to the
> > > > > application upload) or on-demand downloading of components
> > > > > likeReportLabso that each person could customize their installation
> > > > > as they see fit. Just daydreaming out loud. It would probably be
> > > > > difficult to implement and maintain. Components like these are very
> > > > > useful but probably shouldn't be included in the framework by default
> > > > > in my opinion. Nathan On Dec 23, 12:41
> > > > > pm,mdipierro<mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu>wrote:Should we
> > > > > includereportlabin web2py? pros: web2py lacks printing capability and
> > > > > pdf output may be a solution the license allows it cons: it doubles
> > > > > the size of web2py there are alternative such as the openoffice APIs
> > > > > it requires creating a site-package folder and add it the path
> > > > > Comments? Massimo-- Timothy Farrell<tfarr...@swgen.com>Computer Guy
> > > > > Statewide General Insurance Agency (www.swgen.com)-- Timothy
> > > > > Farrell<tfarr...@swgen.com>Computer Guy Statewide General Insurance
> > > > > Agency (www.swgen.com)
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