My convention is

0_....py for configuration stuff
db.py for auth and crud

the try to make all other files independent on the ordering.

On Feb 24, 4:33 pm, Thadeus Burgess <thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote:
> Yes one of the tricks I usually employ is
>
> A_settings.py  - global settings, etc
> B_web2py.py - dal definition, auth, crud, services, etc (web2py related 
> things)
> C_model2.py - model definitions
> D_model3.py - query definitions
> plugin_etc.py
> plugin_etc2.py
> Z_compress_output.py
>
> -Thadeus
>
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Christopher Steel
>
> <chris.st...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > For those interested I needed to rename the model file so that it got
> > loaded after the definition of the auth tables.. I chose
> > z_initializer.py which loaded it after db.py and my other tables. In
> > addition I dropped the "extra" stuff and ended up with the following:
>
> > # Description:
> > # Automatically adds a user to the database called "automated
> > initializer".
>
> > fname='automated'
> > lname='initializer'
>
> > #####################################################################################
> > # START db.auth_user insertion
> > #   auth_user.first_name
> > #   auth_user.last_name
> > fnames_found='None'
> > rows=db(db.auth_user.first_name == fname).select(db.auth_user.ALL)
> > for row in rows:
> >    fnames_found = row.first_name
> > if fnames_found == 'None':
> >    automated_user_id =
> > db.auth_user.insert(first_name=fname,last_name=lname)
>
> > ...
>
> > On Feb 24, 5:16 pm, Christopher Steel <chris.st...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Sure enough, the name I gave it put it before auth tables where
> >> defined. Working fine now.
>
> >> Thanks
>
> >> On Feb 24, 2:16 pm, Tiago Almeida <tiago.b.alme...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> > Where do you have that code? in a model file?
> >> > Your problem is that the variable with name db is not defined in the 
> >> > scope
> >> > that code runs.
>
> >> > make sure you set it before, usually with
>
> >> > db = DAL <http://web2py.com/book/default/docstring/DAL>(...)
> >> > *
> >> > *this variable should be visible in a controller or a model.
> >> > You have to pass it if you're doing it for instance in a module.
>
> >> > Regards, Tiago
>
> >> > ---
>
> >> > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Christopher Steel 
> >> > <chris.st...@gmail.com>wrote:> I am trying to have my app create a 
> >> > default user that will be used to
> >> > > track administrative tasks.
>
> >> > > Right now I have the following in the model section but auto inserting
> >> > > to the auth_user table does not seem to work. Does this have to be
> >> > > done manually or can I automatically create a user, group and group
> >> > > membership for a site administrative user?
>
> >> > > Right now I get the error:
>
> >> > > NameError: name 'db' is not defined
>
> >> > > Thanks,
>
> >> > > Chris
>
> >> > > Here is my code, it seems to worksfine for any other table but auth
> >> > > table(s)
>
> >> > > initializer_first_name  = 'Database'
> >> > > initializer_last_name   = 'Initializer'
> >> > > initializer_email       = 'ad...@server.com'
> >> > > initializer_password    = 'random'
>
> >> > > dbvalue='None'
> >> > > rows=db(db.auth_user.first_name=='Database').select(db.application.ALL)
> >> > > for row in rows:
> >> > >        dbvalue = row.name
>
> >> > > if dbvalue == 'None':
>
> >> > > db.application.insert(first_name=initializer_first_name,last_name=initializer_last_name,email=initializer_email,initializer_password=initializer_password)
>
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