React, but in Python

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Post by filippofinke » Mon, Jun 05, 2023, 7:02 AM UTC

React, but in Python
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Re: React, but in Python

#2

Post by uhtred » Tue, Jun 06, 2023, 5:11 PM UTC

I thought generating html from function calls went out with the dinosaurs. We back doing it again?

Re: React, but in Python

#3

Post by agumonkey » Tue, Jun 06, 2023, 5:13 PM UTC

Could be fun to see this replacing jinja in old frameworks like django. Although inheritance had a better feel with templates..

Re: React, but in Python

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Post by loloquwowndueo » Tue, Jun 06, 2023, 5:16 PM UTC

uhtred wrote: post #2

I thought generating html from function calls went out with the dinosaurs. We back doing it again?

https://htmx.org/ Says otherwise, so does https://blog.appsignal.com/2022/07/06/get-started-with-hotwi...

Re: React, but in Python

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Post by quechimba » Tue, Jun 06, 2023, 5:22 PM UTC

Nice! I believe this is a really good approach for making web apps. Best part is probably that you save time by not having to implement some sort of JSON API for your frontend to communicate with your backend.

I've been working on a similar thing in Ruby. https://github.com/mayu-live/framework

Re: React, but in Python

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Post by cantSpellSober » Tue, Jun 06, 2023, 5:24 PM UTC

uhtred wrote: post #2

I thought generating html from function calls went out with the dinosaurs. We back doing it again?

Why?

Re: React, but in Python

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Post by ariym » Tue, Jun 06, 2023, 5:26 PM UTC

Don't let Dan Abramov see this

Re: React, but in Python

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Post by nawgz » Tue, Jun 06, 2023, 5:28 PM UTC

cantSpellSober wrote: post #6

uhtred wrote: post #2

I thought generating html from function calls went out with the dinosaurs. We back doing it again?

Why?

He means API calls, obviously overloaded the term "function calls" a bit

In this case, I think it's also clear that most things you'd call an "application" abhor this behavior, which is why heavy clients are so popular, and small shops without frontend engineering talent are making a big push away from heavy clients which raises all the hubbub about HTMX etc

Re: React, but in Python

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Post by say_it_as_it_is » Tue, Jun 06, 2023, 5:29 PM UTC

Hello world examples don't inspire confidence that this is anything more than a toy

Re: React, but in Python

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Post by paulddraper » Tue, Jun 06, 2023, 5:30 PM UTC

I'm lost.

React builds interactive UIs (web, mobile). After each interaction, the virtual DOM is programmatically recreated and reconciled to the actual DOM.

But reactpy is running on a backend sever??? Is each interaction resulting in a server call?

Can someone explain what is going on?

EDIT: Ah, okay, thanks. Every re-render is a network call. If people complained about web UI performance before..... :)