On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:27 AM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> > yes but in the shell remember to do > > db.commit() > > else your transaction may lock the web app and if it locks for too > long it is no good. > .... really, really no good on a production, live, running system; less of a concern on your own computer / laptop on a development version. Nevertheless, the point is to get in the habit (just as you would hit "save" often in an editor!) to either: db.commit() often, or exit the shell often - getting back in only when you need to do something. > > On Oct 30, 10:06 am, Yarko Tymciurak <resultsinsoftw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Nick Jennings <nkj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > When I do that I get the ipython console and the actual web2py server > > > does not start. > > > > Nick - > > > > Just to clarify for you, there is nothing wrong with having TWO command > > lines running simultaneously: a server, AND a command line next to it; > > I actually do this more frequently than you would think - changing / > adding > > data or changing code affects the other (well, in the command line shell, > > you have to either exit it frequently, OR you have to consciously and > > manually do db.commit()'s). > > > > Hope this is useful. > > > > - Yarko > > > > > > > > > On Oct 30, 3:45 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > You need to specify an appname > > > > > > python web2py.py -S appaname -M > > > > > > On Oct 30, 9:06 am, Nick Jennings <nkj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Oh thats cool! So I started up the web2py server with the -M > module: > > > > > > > python web2py.pl -M > > > > > > > Then when I went to the python shell I could mess with my db > objects: > > > > > > > In[2]: > > > > > post = db(db.post.id==1).select()[0] > > > > > > > Out[2]: > > > > > > > In[3]: > > > > > print post.body > > > > > > > Out[3]: > > > > > <p>dfsdf s<strong>df sd sdghjf</strong>ghjfgjh fs</p> > > > > > <p>kk</p> > > > > > <p>'</p> > > > > > <p>k<em>k;</em>'</p> > > > > > <p>k<strong>'</strong></p> > > > > > <p><strong>;;'</strong></p> > > > > > <p>jklkl;lhj<strong>jfghjkfhkfhjkfhjkfhjkfhjkfhjkfh</strong></p> > > > > > > > Thanks for the tip Yarko, is it a bug that the -M is needed? or > should > > > > > -M always be specified (assuming you plan on using the web-console) > ? > > > > > -Nick > > > > > > > On Oct 30, 2:46 pm, Yarko Tymciurak <resultsinsoftw...@gmail.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 7:16 AM, Nick Jennings <nkj...@gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm very new to python, and not sure how to use the python > console. > > > > > > > > Thanks for reporting this - it looks like the web-based shell is > > > failing at > > > > > > this (at least in the latest version on launchpad). > > > > > > > > Try the command line shell for now: > > > > > > > > $ python web2py.py -S my_app -M > > > > > > > > The "-M" part will ensure that your models (and so your database > > > tables) > > > > > > are defined for the console. > > > > > > You might also like having ipython (interactive Python) > installed, as > > > if it > > > > > > is, it will be used (and, among other > > > > > > things, you will have code completion available to you - by using > the > > > TAB > > > > > > key). > > > > > > > > > when i bring it up, and try to do anything i get errors i don't > > > > > > > understand. I tried to create a post var with: > > > > > > > post = db(db.post.id==1).select()[0] > > > > > > > which did not work. > > > > > > > > > clearly im missing something fundamental here, and would > appreciate > > > > > > > any guidance with how to properly use the python console. > thanks in > > > > > > > advance! > > > > > > > -nick > > > > > > > > > On Oct 30, 3:36 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > > Can you print to console the post.body? perhpas it is stored > > > escaped > > > > > > > > for some reason. > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 29, 8:33 pm, Nick Jennings <nkj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > > > > > > I'm writing a simple blog and using tinyMCE for text > > > formatting. > > > > > > > > > Saving it to the database works fine, but when I try to > view > > > it, the > > > > > > > > > XHTML is escaped. In the book it says I can use the XML > > > function to > > > > > > > > > specify I do not want the content escaped. In my simple > blog, > > > > > > > > > > > In the default/show.html I put: > > > > > > > > > > > {{=XML(post.body, sanitize=True)}} > > > > > > > > > > > But it doesn't seem to make any difference, all the > formatting > > > > > > > > > characters come out escaped, and showing up in the output. > > > > > > > > > > > Any help would be great! > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > -Nick > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---