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CONTRIBUTORS.rst

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-- `Massimo Di Pierro <https://github.com/mdipierro>`__
-- `Cassio Botaro <https://github.com/cassiobotaro>`__
-- `Dan Carroll <https://github.com/dan-carroll>`__
-- `Jim Steil <https://github.com/jpsteil>`__
-- `John M. Wolf <https://github.com/jmwolff3>`__
-- `Micah Beasley <https://github.com/MBfromOK>`__
-- `Nico Zanferrari <https://github.com/nicozanf>`__
-- `Pirsch <https://github.com/Pirsch>`__
-- `sugizo <https://github.com/sugizo>`__
-- `valq7711 <https://github.com/valq7711>`__
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+The list in CONTRIBUTORS.rst has been moved to the end of the README.rst file

README.rst

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+What is py4web?
+===============
+
+
+.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/web2py/py4web.svg?branch=master
+    :target: https://travis-ci.org/web2py/py4web
+
+PY4WEB is a web framework for rapid development of efficient database driven web applications. It is an evolution of the popular web2py framework but much faster and slicker.
+
+
+-  Main web site:  https://py4web.com
+-  GitHub repository: https://github.com/web2py/py4web
+-  Official documentation site: https://py4web.com/_documentation
+-  License: `BSD-3-Clause License <https://github.com/web2py/py4web/blob/master/LICENSE.md>`__
+
+
+
+Screenshots
+###########
+
+Running py4web
+
+.. image:: docs/images/first_run.png
+
+The main Dashboard
+
+.. image:: docs/images/dashboard_main.png
+
+Editing a file in the Dashboard
+
+.. image:: docs/images/dashboard_edit.png
+
+Editing a database in the Dashboard
+
+.. image:: docs/images/dashboard_restapi.png
+
+Installation
+############
+
+PY4WEB runs fine on Windows, MacOS and Linux. There are many installation procedures (see the official documentation for details) but only two of them are summarized here.
+
+The **simplest way** to install py4web is using binaries, but it's only available for Windows and MacOS. It's meant especially for newbies or students, because it does not require Python pre-installed on your system nor administrative rights. You just need to download the latest Windows or MacOS ZIP file from `this external repository <https://github.com/nicozanf/py4web-pyinstaller>`__. Unzip it on a local folder and open a command line there. Finally run the commands (omit './' if you're using Windows)
+
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+   ./py4web-start set_password
+   ./py4web-start run apps
+
+
+
+
+The **standard installation procedure** for py4web on Windows, MacOS and Linux  is using pip. Its only prerequisite is Python 3.6+.
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+   python3 -m pip install --upgrade py4web --no-cache-dir --user
+
+
+but do **not** type the ''--user'' option with virtualenv or a standard Windows installation which is already per-user.
+Also, if ''python3'' does not work, try with the simple ''python'' command instead.
+
+
+This will install the latest stable release of py4web and all its dependencies on the system's path only. After the installation you'll be able to start py4web on any given working folder with
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+   py4web setup apps
+   py4web set_password
+   py4web run apps
+
+Launch Arguments
+################
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+   # py4web run -h
+
+   Usage: py4web.py run [OPTIONS] [APPS_FOLDER]
+  
+      Run all the applications on apps_folder
+
+   Options:
+   -Y, --yes                     No prompt, assume yes to questions  [default:
+                                False]
+
+   -H, --host TEXT               Host name  [default: 127.0.0.1]
+   -P, --port INTEGER            Port number  [default: 8000]
+   -p, --password_file TEXT      File for the encrypted password  [default:
+                                password.txt]
+
+   -w, --number_workers INTEGER  Number of workers  [default: 0]
+   -d, --dashboard_mode TEXT     Dashboard mode: demo, readonly, full
+                                (default), none  [default: full]
+
+   --watch [off|sync|lazy]       Watch python changes and reload apps
+                                automatically, modes: off (default), sync,
+                                lazy
+   --ssl_cert PATH               SSL certificate file for HTTPS
+   --ssl_key PATH                SSL key file for HTTPS
+   -help, -h, --help             Show this message and exit.
+
+
+
+Example:
+
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+   py4web run -H 127.0.0.1 -P 8000 -d demo apps
+
+
+Note that since the default (as specified above) for the host and port are 127.0.0.1 and 8000 respectively, the above command can be shortened to:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+   py4web run -d demo apps
+
+
+Tell me more
+############
+
+- it is 10-20x faster than web2py
+- this is a work in progress and not stable yet but close to being stable
+- python3.6+ only
+- uses https://github.com/web2py/pydal (same DAL as web2py)
+- uses https://github.com/web2py/yatl (same as web2py but defaults to [[...]] instead of {{...}} delimiters)
+- uses the same validators as web2py (they are in pyDAL)
+- uses the very similar helpers to web2py (A, DIV, SPAN, etc.)
+- uses https://github.com/web2py/pluralize for i18n and pluralization
+- request, response, abort are from https://bottlepy.org
+- HTTP and redirect are our own objects
+- like web2py, it supports static asset management /{appname}/static/_0.0.0/{path}
+- implements sessions in cookies (jwt encrypted), db, memcache, redis and custom
+- implements a cache.memoize (Ram cache with O(1) access) `Memoize <https://dbader.org/blog/python-memoization>`__
+- supports multiple apps under apps folder (same as web2py)
+- unlike web2py does not use a custom importer or eval
+- admin has been replaced by a _dashboard
+- appadmin has been replaced by dbadmin (within _dashboard)
+- auth logic is implemented via a "auth" vue.js custom component
+- SQLFORM has been replaced by py4web/utils/form.py
+- it comes with a Grid object providing simple grid and CRUD capabilities
+- there are not enough tests
+
+
+Contributors
+############
+
+py4web is supported by a growing community of developers and even simple users.
+Many thanks to everybody, and especially:
+
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+
+- `Massimo Di Pierro <https://github.com/mdipierro>`__
+- `Cassio Botaro <https://github.com/cassiobotaro>`__
+- `Dan Carroll <https://github.com/dan-carroll>`__
+- `Jim Steil <https://github.com/jpsteil>`__
+- `John M. Wolf <https://github.com/jmwolff3>`__
+- `Micah Beasley <https://github.com/MBfromOK>`__
+- `Nico Zanferrari <https://github.com/nicozanf>`__
+- `Pirsch <https://github.com/Pirsch>`__
+- `sugizo <https://github.com/sugizo>`__
+- `valq7711 <https://github.com/valq7711>`__
+
+
+
+

docs/chapter-01.rst

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 py4web is supported by a growing community of developers and even simple users.
 Many thanks to everybody, and especially:
 
-.. include:: ../CONTRIBUTORS.rst
+..
+  Comment: the list in CONTRIBUTORS.rst has been moved to the end of the README.rst file
+
+.. include:: ../README.rst
+  :start-after: inclusion-marker-do-not-remove