“Required” Packages

While none of this package actually requires any dependencies, the ones that I use most frequently are included.

Packages

The latest versions are installed from pypi, unless otherwise noted.

django:

mvc (or mvt) platform. it rocks.

pillow:

a fork of PIL (python imaging library) wich is now the latest, support version

south:

schema and date migration tool for changes to django models

Sphinx:

documentation generating based embedded comments in code as well as restructured text files

boto:

a comprehensive (and well documented) library to interactive with lots of the Amazon services

jsonfield:

the most comprehensive (and bug free) implementation of a model field that stores json.

django-bitfield:

a model field where you can set / clear individual bits in a sequences.

celery:

asynchronous task management.

django-haystack:

inteface to the apache solr (lucene) search engine, providing a QuerySet-like interface.

django-sekizai:

css / jss file management, creating a cached file combining all css or js into a single file to help download performance

django-compressor:

css / js file compression utility which can be used in conjunction with sekizai to pre-process or compress. see static file management

django-fsm:

facilities for creating a finite-state machine for a model

django-retracer:

simple utility that helps you store / retrieve origin pages

django-tastypie:

“instant” ReST interface, created automagically based on django models

django-bootstrap-form:

template tag filter for displayng a django form with the right classes & structure for bootstrap 3

django-admin-bootstrapped:

skin / theme for django admin using bootstrap so it looks modern

Install Flags

WITH_GEVENT:

multi-threading capabilities for python. requires uwsgi, which is also installed with this flag

WITH_MYSQL:

postgres is the default. this installs mysql support for python instead

SERVER_INSTALL:

installs uwsgi for running in a production environment. uwsgi can also be used for development purposes (see wsgi application configuration)

Package Recommendations

While I use these packages less frequently, these are better than other varients.

python-social:

replacement for django-social-auth. documentation isn’t great, but it easily integrates with

lxml:

<description> including STATIC_DEPS

beautifulsoup, beautifulsoup4:

required by compressor