Newbie to Web2Py...Integration with Bootstrap3...PyCharm How-To's

[Christopher]

Greetings,

I'm a WEB2PY newbie and I'm looking to quickly prototype a web application.

I'm hoping to use http://www.layoutit.com/ with Bootstrap 3 for the page design.

I'm going through the training videos on the Web2Py site now to get up to speed.

I have a few questions...

1.  Are there any issues with Web2Py and Bootstrap 3 (using LayoutIt.com) that I should be aware of?  (as a newbie)

2.  As a newbie should I use PyCharm as an IDE or would you recommend I use the embedded Web2Py editor?

3.  When using PyCharm, is there any HOW-TO documents on how to get PyCharm working with Web2Py?

[pbreit]

If you're looking to prototype rapidly, forget all that stuff and just build something in a text editor (ie Atom) with the pre-installed Bootstrap. Don't over-complicate it.

[Dave S]

On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 8:22:19 PM UTC-7, pbreit wrote:

On Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 1:53:42 PM UTC-7, Christopher wrote:

Greetings,

I'm a WEB2PY newbie and I'm looking to quickly prototype a web application.

I'm hoping to use http://www.layoutit.com/ with Bootstrap 3 for the page design.

I'm going through the training videos on the Web2Py site now to get up to speed.

I have a few questions...

1.  Are there any issues with Web2Py and Bootstrap 3 (using LayoutIt.com) that I should be aware of?  (as a newbie)

I think web2py is currently using BS3.
 

2.  As a newbie should I use PyCharm as an IDE or would you recommend I use the embedded Web2Py editor?

3.  When using PyCharm, is there any HOW-TO documents on how to get PyCharm working with Web2Py?

If you're looking to prototype rapidly, forget all that stuff and just build something in a text editor (ie Atom) with the pre-installed Bootstrap. Don't over-complicate it.

Using PyCharm is discussed in the book:
<URL: http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/14/other-recipes#PyCharm>
 
It seems to have some popularity in this group, and this thread may be relevant.
<URL:https://groups.google.com/d/topic/web2py/wi25qItKDEo/discussion>

That said, I have never tried it.  I use both the built-in IDE and an external text editor (emacs on linux, the ancient PFE on Windows), choosing based on ephemeral ideas of convenience.

(Long ago, I had a couple of experiences with Eclipse, and still have to deal with Visual Studio sometimes.  But those weren't introduced until after I had a lot of development habits already in place, so IDEs can seem to me like driving a truck rather than a sportscar.  The built-in IDE is much lighter than Eclipse.)

/dps