PyLucid 3.0.0

PyLucid CMS

about PyLucid

PyLucid is an Open Source web content management system written in Python using Django-CMS.

It’s more a alternative for djangocms-installer

The goal is to simplify the Django-CMS setup.

PyLucid is licensed under GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)

Try, fork and contribute! ;)

	travis-ci.org/jedie/PyLucid
	coveralls.io/r/jedie/PyLucid
	requires.io/github/jedie/PyLucid/requirements/

install

1. bootstrap PyLucid virtualenv

# download bootstrap file:
/home/FooBar$ wget https://github.com/jedie/PyLucid/raw/master/pylucid/pylucid_boot.py

# Create virtualenv with all needed packages:
/home/FooBar$ python3 pylucid_boot.py boot ~/PyLucid-env

2. use the created PyLucid virtualenv

# Go into created virtualenv:
/home/FooBar$ cd ~/PyLucid-env

# activate the env:
~/PyLucid-env $ source bin/activate

# Start the interactive admin shell:
(PyLucid-env) ~/PyLucid-env $ pylucid_admin

pylucid_admin.py shell v3.0.0
Type help or ? to list commands.

pylucid_admin.py>

3. create a page instance

A page instance is a django project with own settings, for easy start a own web page. Create a page instance in the interactive admin shell:

pylucid_admin.py> create_page_instance ~/page_instance you_project_name
...
pylucid_admin.py> quit

# Go into created page instance
(PyLucid_env) ~/PyLucid_env $ cd ~/page_instance/

# Create cache tables
(PyLucid_env) ~/page_instance $ ./manage.py createcachetable

# init database
(PyLucid_env) ~/page_instance $ ./manage.py migrate

# Create a super user
(PyLucid_env) ~/page_instance $ ./manage.py createsuperuser

# run developer server:
(PyLucid_env) ~/page_instance $ ./manage.py runserver

further information

run test project

You can run a test project with the django developer server:

(PyLucid-env) ~/PyLucid-env $ pylucid_admin run_test_project_dev_server

bootstrap manually

Note: You can install PyLucid manually via PyPi package:

• create virtualenv

• install pylucid via pip from PyPi

• run pylucid_admin update_env

pylucid_boot.py - interactive shell

pylucid_boot.py is a interactive shell with command completion. You can just start it and do this:

/home/FooBar$ python3 pylucid_boot.py

pylucid_boot.py shell v0.2.0
Type help or ? to list commands.

pylucid_boot.py> ?

Hint: All commands can be called directly from commandline.
e.g.: $ ./pylucid_boot.py help

Use <tab> to command completion.

Documented commands (type help <topic>):
========================================
boot  boot_developer  help  quit

pylucid_admin.py - interactive shell

pylucid_admin.py is a interactive shell with command completion, e.g.:

(PyLucid_env) ~/PyLucid_env $ pylucid_admin
Activated virtualenv detected: '/home/foobar/PyLucid-env' (/home/foobar/PyLucid-env/bin/python3)

pylucid_admin.py shell v0.2.0
Type help or ? to list commands.

pylucid_admin.py> ?

Hint: All commands can be called directly from commandline.
e.g.: $ ./pylucid_admin.py help

Use <tab> to command completion.

Documented commands (type help <topic>):
========================================
change_editable_address  pip_freeze  run_test_project_dev_server
create_page_instance     pytest      update_env
help                     quit        upgrade_requirements

External applications configuration

Dependency applications may need configuration to work properly.

Please, refer to each application documentation on details.

• djangocms-blog: https://djangocms-blog.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html#minimal-configuration

• django-filer: https://django-filer.readthedocs.io

• django-meta: https://github.com/nephila/django-meta#installation

• django-meta-mixin: https://github.com/nephila/django-meta-mixin#installation

• django-parler: https://django-parler.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickstart.html#configuration

• django-taggit-autosuggest: https://bitbucket.org/fabian/django-taggit-autosuggest

• aldryn-search: https://github.com/aldryn/aldryn-search#usage

• haystack: http://django-haystack.readthedocs.io/en/stable/

Compatible Matrix

PyLucid	Django-CMS	Django	Python
V3.0	V3.4 LTS	V1.11 LTS	3.5, 3.6
v2.1	v3.3	v1.8 LTS	3.4, 3.5
v2.0	v3.2	v1.8 LTS	3.4, 3.5
<=v1.6		v1.6	2.6, 2.7

Release History

• compare v3.0.0…master

• 03.03.2018 - v3.0.0:

  • Update to Django-CMS v3.4.x LTS, Django v1.11 LTS

  • rewrite bootstrap

  • NEW: interactive shell pylucid_admin

• 12.Sep.2016 - v2.1.2:

  • Changed to official https://pypi.org/project/djangocms-htmlsitemap/ PyPi Package.

• 04.Sep.2016 - v2.1.1:

  • Update: pillow, django-debug-toolbar, django-compressor, sqlparse

• v2.1.0.beta.0:

  • switch from django-cms v3.2 to v3.3

  • move from cmsplugin-htmlsitemap to djangocms-htmlsitemap

    • WARNING: A migration will not be done! You have to migrate by hand and delete the database table cmsplugin_htmlsitemap_htmlsitemap ;)

• 28.Dec.2015 - v2.0.x beta:

  • rewrite to use Django-CMS

• 12.Feb.2015 - v1.6.x:

  • v1.6.x is the last PyLucid release that doesn’t based on Django-CMS

  • switch from django 1.4 to 1.6

• 18.Jun.2012 - v1.0.x:

  • switch from django 1.3 to 1.4

• 22.Sep.2007 - v0.8.0.beta:

  • PyLucid.org used the first v0.8 Beta Version who used django

• 21.Apr.2005 - v0.0.1:

  • first Version, only CGI script ListOfNewSides for lucidCMS (PHP based)

(Not all old releases are listed.)

For older PyLucid history, look at:

• http://www.pylucid.org/permalink/30/development-history#genesis

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links

Homepage	http://www.pylucid.org
Sourcecode @ GitHub	github.com/jedie/PyLucid
Python Package Index	pypi.org/project/PyLucid/
IRC	#pylucid on freenode.net