Powered by Wikimedia (PHP): this just feels wrong. Not to mentioned that Wikimedia is pretty crappy system. It's markup and templates are horrible.
What do you suggest instead that's in Python?
Also, what markup to you prefer?
PyPedia: a Python IDE and method repository in a wiki
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Re: PyPedia: a Python IDE and method repository in a wiki
#12Powered by Wikimedia (PHP): this just feels wrong. Not to mentioned that Wikimedia is pretty crappy system. It's markup and templates are horrible.
I'd rather have Wikimedia in PHP that works than use a half baked solution because it's written in python. Languages are tools -- elitism not necessary here.
Re: PyPedia: a Python IDE and method repository in a wiki
#13Powered by Wikimedia (PHP): this just feels wrong. Not to mentioned that Wikimedia is pretty crappy system. It's markup and templates are horrible.
What do you suggest instead that's in Python? Also, what markup to you prefer?
I'm not the original poster, but MoinMoin is widely considered mature and featureful. I'm guessing they had a good reason not to use it; it may be worth asking them.
Re: PyPedia: a Python IDE and method repository in a wiki
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
What do you suggest instead that's in Python? Also, what markup to you prefer?
I'm not the original poster, but MoinMoin is widely considered mature and featureful. I'm guessing they had a good reason not to use it; it may be worth asking them.
MediaWiki has been extended a whole lot for dynamic content in Wikipedia. That might be one reason for the author choosing it. There has been work outside Wikipedia in making content features more powerful, with Semantic Mediawiki and DBpedia.
Re: PyPedia: a Python IDE and method repository in a wiki
#15Powered by Wikimedia (PHP): this just feels wrong. Not to mentioned that Wikimedia is pretty crappy system. It's markup and templates are horrible.
What do you suggest instead that's in Python? Also, what markup to you prefer?
reStructeredText has been adopted by Python community as a de-facto standard for writing docs, it's simple, clean and extensible.
Re: PyPedia: a Python IDE and method repository in a wiki
#16Powered by Wikimedia (PHP): this just feels wrong. Not to mentioned that Wikimedia is pretty crappy system. It's markup and templates are horrible.
I'd rather have Wikimedia in PHP that works than use a half baked solution because it's written in python. Languages are tools -- elitism not necessary here.
You clearly know nothing about Wikimedia if you think it "works".