Professional Python Frameworks (PDF)

As two of the leading MVC web frameworks for Python, Django andTurboGears allow you to develop and launch sites in a fraction ofthe time compared to traditional techniques and they providegreater stability, scalability, and management than alternatives.Packed with examples, this book will help you discover a newmethodology for designing, coding, testing, and deploying rich webapplications.A team of expert authors shows you the power of MVC frameworks andthe capabilities of the TurboGears and Django packages. The Djangochapters show you how to automate production of common webdevelopment tasks, portal creation, and content management, so youcan focus on higher-level application issues and design. TheTurboGears chapters illustrate how to rapidly create modern, highlyinteractive Web 2.0 applications. For both frameworks, you'llcreate useful applications that exemplify common Web 2.0 designparadigms and their solutions. Ultimately, you'll leverage yourPython skills using Django and TurboGears and go from novice to RIAexpert.What you will learn from this book* How you can use frameworks to save you time and frustration inthe development cycle* The elements, differences, and similarities of the TurboGears andDjango frameworks* Advanced capabilities of both frameworks and how they easily solveissues common to web applications* Approaches to simplifying your client side JavaScript(r) withMochiKit, a Pythonic JavaScript library* How to pair TurboGears with Flash for even more possibilitiesWho this book is forThis book is for Python developers who want to learn rapid Web 2.0development techniques using frameworks and incorporating amodel-view-controller architecture.Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by workingprogrammers to meet the real-world needs of programmers,developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, theyaddress the issues technology professionals face every day. Theyprovide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in newtechnologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.