python2.7 is what we should depend on. libpython2.7-stdlib a dependency
for python2.7 contains all the standard libraries. libpython2.7, I believe, is
required only for using python modules written in C.
Simplejson is an externally mainainted version of json library available in
Python 2.6 and up. It supports Python 2.5 which were are not targetting.
It also boasts better speed which is not at all a factor for us.
Twitter Bootstrap provides good styling for forms. Our current
theme does not ouput forms in bootstrap styles although for
everything else, it does. The python-bootstrap from is a simple
Django helper application to render Django forms into bootstrap
theme.
Django forms themselves provide numerous advantages over the
current incomplete homegrown solution. It also has solutions for
problems such as CSRF attacks which the current application is
vulnerable to.
- add exmachina code and test code
- modify plinth.py to listen for shared secret on stdin at start
(if appropriate flag is set) and try to connect to exmachina daemon
- use exmachina to read and set /etc/hostname as a demo
- update plinth init.d script to start exmachina and share keys
- update docs with new deps and run instructions
