Is there a way we could share these things (db.py models and modules across applications?)
Currently we share databases across applications. IT is a bit tedious to copy schema definitions to many applications. Thanks On Sunday, July 28, 2013 1:54:03 AM UTC-7, Massimo Di Pierro wrote: > > About your first question you can read Anthony's answer here: > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17271938/web2py-is-not-starting-with-python-3-0-3-1 > > Regarding multiple apps/projects web2py is more flexible than Django but > we using a different naming convention. > We call "app" what they call "project" and we call "plugin" when they call > "app". > > This is not only a semantic difference. In Django (as far as I understand > it), for each installation all the apps share one database (that of the > project), the session, etc. > > In web2py each app has its own database(s), its own session, cache, > authentication, users, groups, etc. In web2py different apps can even use > different and incompatible versions of the same modules because they share > nothing (unless you want them to). > > In web2py you can plug-and-play install as many apps (projects) as you > like even if they are written by different people and are not designed to > work with each other. > > This is one of the main distinctive features of web2py. > > Web2py plugins instead go "under" a web2py app and therefore they are > closer to a Django app. They are specifically designed to work together and > their use may required some programming or configuration. > > Hope I make sense. > > Massimo > > > On Saturday, 27 July 2013 21:52:55 UTC-5, Oliver wrote: >> >> I'm new to python web framework and stumble upon web2py. >> >> Will web2py works with python 3.3.2. >> >> also, can I create multiple apps inside a project like in django? do I >> need some additional plugins to hook it up to my existing mysql db? >> > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
