Category: django
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PIL: ord() expected a character, but string of length 0 found (SOLVED)
Using Django, and easy_thumbnails coupled with Pillow specifically I’m stumbled upon this error in PIL.ImageFile on PIL/_binary.py: ord() expected a character, but string of length 0 found This python error was so frequent I’ve done some research, coming up with nothing. I’ve checked current Pillow version with: Getting: Pillow==3.0.0 Then I’ve upgraded the Pillow package […]
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Why you should not use Drupal anymore
I’ve started using Drupal on 2007. For about 9 years I visits drupal.org almost on daily basis, I released a module, I suggested some patches, participated to local events and so on. I’ve started working on Drupal with Drupal 5 and I ended on Drupal 7 with a long time on Drupal 6. In the […]
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Reduce Time to the First Byte – TTFB on web applications
How to speed up the time to the first byte and what are the causes of a long TTFB? Main causes are network and server-side and I will focus on server-side causes. I’m not covering any CMS here but you can try to apply some of these techniques starting from how to interpret the browser […]
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How to start programming in Python on Windows
How to choose the right IDE for Windows and how to find and install Python libraries? Six fundamental resources to program with Python on Windows.
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From Drupal to Django: how to migrate contents
In a recent article I explain the motivations for an upgrade from a no longer maintained Drupal 6 installation to Django 1.8. I will now cover more in detail the migration techniques adopted in the upgrade and I’ll deepen the models and the relationships. Structure If you’re a drupaler, you’re familiar with the node/NID/edit and the node/add/TYPE […]
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