Django is a beast. You can always use the existing web2py app as a basis, and create one of your own but copying over functionality as needed ?
Nothing will ever suit the food co-op purposes 100% unless it is a system hand written by you. -Thadeus On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 1:40 PM, snfctech <tschm...@sacfoodcoop.com> wrote: > 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. > > -- 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.
