Python/Django plugin for Dreamweaver

Question

Does a plugin exists for Python/Django into Dreamweaver? Just wondering since Dreamweaver is a great web dev tool.

Donoho

Answer 1

I remember looking for a plugin too, but came across this stumbling block:

Designers are assumed to be comfortable with HTML code. The template system isn’t designed so that templates necessarily are displayed nicely in WYSIWYG editors such as Dreamweaver. That is too severe of a limitation and wouldn’t allow the syntax to be as nice as it is. Django expects template authors are comfortable editing HTML directly.

That being said, I found a Dreamweaver extension whilst having another quick look, so give it a try and let us know how it goes! From experience, the Eclipse solution offered by Paolo works very nicely, and the Komodo plugins look great, too. I know you are looking for a graphical editor, but emacs does a very nice job ;)

Parsonage

Being comfortable with HTML code is one thing. Wanting to create CSS stylesheets without a WYSIWYG editor is quite another. Unfortunately, the Dreamweaver extension you mention seems not to be available any more. :-( – Endpaper

Answer 2

As far as I know there's no Django-specific IDE plugins out there.

However I use Eclipse with PyDev for my Django/Python needs and it is quite nice.

Claque

It is very nice, it even has code completion for html and css. – Sortilege

Answer 3

Found one from some guy named Beshr Kayali, but I can't try it myself, since I don't have Dreamweaver.

Lilienthal

Answer 4

Beshir Kayali's plugin fails installation for DW CS5 and Extension Manager CS4. Irony that it asks for DW CS4 or better, else "upgrade" Extension manager to CS3.

I could put some effort in to make this work, yet this is the sole review of the extension:

I allows you to insert 6 kinds of template tags; if, for, template variable, block, comment, and tags. You press a button and then get a dialog box asking you for some info with maybe a few options. It doesn't actually do too much from what I can tell, definitely skippable.

Boss