Hi David I have spent that last month and a half trying to learn web2py and python and javascript (and css and sqlite and html). I reckon the official web2py book has everything in it that you need. However my trouble was that my knowledge about everything was so minimal that i often couldn't connect the dots. So i found other resources, especially Anthony's many posts on stackoverflow, invaluable.
Anyhow, i started collecting links to helpful web2py posts and sites and noted them in this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H6oqWAE6jv0R1HuOEamJkP91f8dPfYURLiMHhuiQTWQ/edit?usp=sharing The document is ugly but it might be a good place to start when you are looking for more info. I think the thing the official book lacks is sufficient examples. The information in it is great and quite complete. But i wasnt smart enough to work through my problems without more explicit examples. For example, i found this site recently and it has a pile of really helpful query examples: https://web2py.wordpress.com/tag/subquery/ Apart from this group, most of the stuff online for web2py is pretty old. But dont be put off by that, it almost always works perfectly. On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 at 15:13, David Swarbrick <dsw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you. I will persist. > > I used to tell my staff that the only daft question was the one unasked. > I may be providing a constant supply of evidence to the contrary. > > On Friday, 17 April 2020 21:52:24 UTC+1, Christian Varas wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I think is better to start with *web2py*, is easy to learn and I believe >> that fit better to your site, py4web is really good and more faster, but in >> web2py you have more tools to do things. >> The transition after from web2py to py4web is not difficult. >> >> Cheers. >> Chris. >> >> El vie., 17 abr. 2020 a las 16:02, David Swarbrick (<dsw...@gmail.com>) >> escribió: >> >>> I have a UK case law database presently viewable at swarb.co.uk. The >>> output is via WordPress. In better times we have had over 30k page views in >>> a day. Presently I maintain it entirely using an ancient MS Access >>> database. >>> I need to move to a point where I have a sustainable and up to date >>> editing. All that is local at the moment, and SQLite seems an appropriate >>> starting point. W2P and P4W seem to offer ideal ways forward. I am a >>> retired lawyer with some historic programming skills, not a developer. I >>> tend to find modern programming documentation dense, and most of my time >>> and attention has to go on content. >>> >>> Is P4W ready yet for a dumbo? Is there an obvious transition from W2P >>> to p4W? >>> >>> Where do I start? >>> >>> In any event, congratulations and thank yu. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Resources: >>> - http://web2py.com >>> - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) >>> - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) >>> - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) >>> --- >>> 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 web...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/702249ab-643c-496c-8a91-2db2ae775ab6%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/702249ab-643c-496c-8a91-2db2ae775ab6%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > Resources: > - http://web2py.com > - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) > - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) > - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) > --- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/2b81d34b-0038-4165-bcd8-4e458fcf16e6%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/2b81d34b-0038-4165-bcd8-4e458fcf16e6%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/CACWMBMNF50DJVn3AVNJtmCjw_4Q%3D9cR3YUJdBm5hFSPoskVn%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com.
