Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.015 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'url:pypi': 0.03; '(using': 0.07; 'frontend': 0.07; 'received:151': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'runs': 0.10; 'python': 0.11; 'windows': 0.15; '(setting': 0.16; 'browsers.': 0.16; 'competitors': 0.16; 'emanuele': 0.16; 'goal,': 0.16; 'ideal.': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'sqlalchemy,': 0.16; 'sqlite': 0.16; 'subject:program': 0.16; 'subject:user': 0.16; 'backend': 0.19; 'basically': 0.19; 'later': 0.20; 'installation': 0.23; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'necessary.': 0.24; 'stick': 0.24; 'subject:/': 0.26; 'header:X -Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'installed': 0.27; '[1]': 0.29; "i'm": 0.30; '(which': 0.31; "skip:' 10": 0.31; 'exceptions': 0.31; 'os,': 0.31; 'writes:': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.33; 'running': 0.33; 'ago': 0.33; 'maybe': 0.34; 'connection': 0.35; 'etc.)': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'done': 0.36; 'entry': 0.36; 'possible': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'effort': 0.37; 'reports': 0.37; 'application': 0.37; 'being': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'little': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'enough': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'major': 0.40; 'skip:u 10': 0.60; 'che': 0.60; 'event.': 0.60; 'exposure': 0.60; 'url:it': 0.60; 'most': 0.60; 'hope': 0.61; 'browser': 0.61; 'developed': 0.63; 'taking': 0.65; 'positions': 0.67; 'between': 0.67; 'low': 0.83; '(probably': 0.84; '95%': 0.84; 'monte': 0.84; 'quando': 0.84; 'sporting': 0.84; 'subject:Network': 0.84; 'them)': 0.84; 'connection,': 0.95; 'notebook': 0.96 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Lele Gaifax Subject: Re: Network/multi-user program Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:41:25 +0200 Organization: Nautilus Entertainments References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 151.62.51.3 User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.92 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:n+g6YChomiyiG8E24Ydhx9u7gTw= X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 44 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1405960911 news.xs4all.nl 2845 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:47306 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:74928 Monte Milanuk writes: > I need to create a particular application for administering a sporting > event. 95% (and this may be understating the case) of the 'users' would > likely be single-machine, single user scenarios. For those exceptions > (which are important enough that I'm concerned over them) there would be > one person 'administering' the event and a small number of others > (probably <5, no more than 10) doing basic data entry - competitor > registration and later entering scores. Before (setting up event), in > between (squadding competitors based on classification, equipment, > available positions on relays, etc.) and taking care of final reports > for awards, etc. would be done only from the main program. The > end-users are likely not tech-saavy, and most likely running Windows or > maybe a Mac. Being able to do the data entry from a tablet would be > nice but by no means necessary. Installation needs to be as > stone-simple as possible - running from a pre-configured USB stick or a > browser would be ideal. Use would be over small wired or wi-fi LAN > enviroment - no exposure to Internet. I developed SoL[1] with almost the same goal, to manage Carrom tournaments. It started many years ago as a Windows only desktop application, but evolved into a much nicer and fun-to-develop web application, based on Python on the backend (using Pyramid and SQLAlchemy, with a SQLite database) and ExtJS on the frontend. That basically means that the backend may be installed with little effort on any Python-supported OS, and the frontend runs on most modern browsers. I manage small events with a single notebook and a low cost printer, without network connection, while major events with a network connection may be managed online. You can try it out at http://sol3.arstecnica.it/, using guest/guest as username/password. Hope this helps, ciao, lele. [1] https://pypi.python.org/pypi/SoL -- nickname: Lele Gaifax | Quando vivrò di quello che ho pensato ieri real: Emanuele Gaifas | comincerò ad aver paura di chi mi copia. lele@metapensiero.it | -- Fortunato Depero, 1929.