Comments on: Ease of Deployment Matters http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/01/ease-of-deployment-matters/ Faith, Technology and Randomness in Life, According to Scott Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:17:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Effortless WordPress Upgrade | sYp http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/01/ease-of-deployment-matters/#comment-87893 Effortless WordPress Upgrade | sYp Sun, 05 Feb 2006 06:26:30 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/01/ease-of-deployment-matters/#comment-87893 [...] I wondered when will other agile web development framework (RoR, Django, etc) catch up. [...] [...] I wondered when will other agile web development framework (RoR, Django, etc) catch up. [...]

]]> By: Scott Yang http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/01/ease-of-deployment-matters/#comment-87886 Scott Yang Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:38:01 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/01/ease-of-deployment-matters/#comment-87886 No you don't -- in most cases anyway. However, I am comparing it with deploying a PHP application, which normally requires you to upload and point the browser to a install script. In Python, beside setting up database manually, sometimes involve setting up things like PYTHONPATH to include the right directories, do a few shell commands to symlink some files, etc. Things that you definitely need a shell account for. No you don’t — in most cases anyway.

However, I am comparing it with deploying a PHP application, which normally requires you to upload and point the browser to a install script.

In Python, beside setting up database manually, sometimes involve setting up things like PYTHONPATH to include the right directories, do a few shell commands to symlink some files, etc. Things that you definitely need a shell account for.

]]> By: Alistair http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/01/ease-of-deployment-matters/#comment-87885 Alistair Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:02:39 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/01/ease-of-deployment-matters/#comment-87885 Scott, What is the actual <em>problem</em> with deploying a Python web application at the moment? I take it you need root privledges on the server to compile the Python? Al. Scott,

What is the actual problem with deploying a Python web application at the moment? I take it you need root privledges on the server to compile the Python?

Al.

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