I think what we really need is package easy_install with web2py. If your app needs PIL, it will check if it is there else call easy_install. It would work with every python module.
If anybody could send me a patch or an example to make this work programmatically I will include it. Massimo On Mar 1, 3:08 pm, Greg Fuller <gregf...@gmail.com> wrote: > It may benefit from a little glue code since there are different > binaries for different platforms. To check for environment, import > as, or try/except, etc. But maybe not - I could be making it more > complex than it needs to be. I do that sometimes. > > On Mar 1, 2:58 pm, Pedro <pedro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am not sure what point is discussed in here. What's the advantage of > > including it in web2py if you can simply drop it in the modules > > folder? > > > On Mar 1, 9:52 pm, Greg Fuller <gregf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > You're right. I don't see this for production. But it would be nice > > > to distribute a "fully" self contained trial version of an app for > > > non-python-literate, non-developer, potential app users, to take for > > > a spin on localhost. At any rate, it's something I'll explore on my > > > own. > > > > On Mar 1, 2:43 pm, Jason Brower <encomp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I just used pil today, and I don't think it's a good idea. I think if > > > > we keep it as small as possible we can really make a powerful system. > > > > A plugin system would be nice for non python OS's for example mac and > > > > windows, it would be easier to use the import tools in python to get > > > > PIL, for example. But in linux distros almost always have packages to > > > > handle this stuff. You may get an uproar if you skipped the distros way > > > > of installing new python libraries. > > > > Regards, > > > > Jason > > > > > On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 12:30 -0800, Greg Fuller wrote: > > > > > True enough. Could probably do a plugin which would test for the > > > > > environment, import as, etc. Then the work could still be shared > > > > > without loading down the base. > > > > > > But darnit, I was hoping all 842 members would raise their voices in > > > > > unison for this idea. :) > > > > > > --greg-- > > > > > > On Mar 1, 2:15 pm, Yarko Tymciurak <yark...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > since YOU can package your distribution for a target environment > > > > > > (and are > > > > > > free to include what additional libraries your application for your > > > > > > client > > > > > > needs), it seems to me no reason to load down a base distribution > > > > > > with other > > > > > > than what is always used, and base development support. > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Greg Fuller <gregf...@gmail.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I've noticed a good number, and probably a sizable percentage, of > > > > > > > web2py applications are using PIL. Same with Django. I'm not > > > > > > > sure > > > > > > > that's true of NumPy or any other external app. But I do see the > > > > > > > point. > > > > > > > > On Mar 1, 1:54 pm, Markus Gritsch <m.grit...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Greg Fuller > > > > > > > > <gregf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > IMHO, I would be a great benefit to web2py to have PIL > > > > > > > > > included if it > > > > > > > > > could be done with good success rate - not even 100%. Maybe > > > > > > > > > it could > > > > > > > > > initially be included as an "experimental" capability or > > > > > > > > > something. > > > > > > > > > Massimo is right with his arguments agaimst inclusion. The > > > > > > > > next would > > > > > > > > come and would like to have NumPy or some other big Package > > > > > > > > included. > > > > > > > > Let's keep the binary package reasonably small, and not create a > > > > > > > > monster which would be hard to maintain. > > > > > > > > > Markus --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
