I admit that I didn't spend more than a half hour on it - but it broke on some dependencies when I tried to install. I was dazzled by the complexity of the install/configuration requirements - but maybe that's just because I don't know Django.
On Feb 8, 11:25 am, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote: > It may just be me, but I never could get satchmo to work. > > -Thadeus > > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 1:22 PM, snfctech <tschm...@sacfoodcoop.com> wrote: > > I need to build an order-entry and tracking system for a Food Co-op. > > I was excited about using Python/web2py, but I'm struggling with the > > fact that existing e-commerce systems seem to have about 70% of the > > functionality I need. I don't need stuff like shipping addresses, > > postal prices and online features like a payment gateway - at least > > initially. And I think I will need to do a lot of customization - > > complicated discounts for products and members, a store->producer > > order/tracking flow (in addition to customer->store), printing > > invoices with line-item UPCs that can be printed and brought to a > > register for payment, and so on. But all the rest of it is already > > there - product catalog, customer_to_order relations, order status/ > > tracking, (some) notifications, etc. > > > My concern is that the 30% customization on the existing system will > > be more of a headache than building a clean system from scratch with > > nothing I don't need. Or is it silly to build a system that is 70% > > wheel-reinventing? Should I try to work with an existing project like > > Django/Satchmo and save my web2py project for something more unique? > > > Thanks in advance for any tips. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "web2py-users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@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.
