Introduction

Zope is an open source web application framework. It has three distinct audiences:

chrism - Dec. 10, 2001 11:02 am - Note that folks are encouraged to make
  comments using the comment system.  Thanks!

Site Managers: individuals who use of Zope's "out of the box" features to build websites. This audience is interested in making use of Zope's existing array of features to create content management solutions. They will likely make heavy use of "through the web" scripting using DTML, Page Templates, and Python Scripts as well as (of course) HTML and XML. They are generally less concerned about code reuse than the speed with which they can create a custom application or website.
Developers: individuals who wish to extend Zope to create highly customized solutions. This audience is likely interested in creating highly reusable custom code that makes Zope do something new and interesting.
Administrators: individuals responsible for keeping a Zope site running and performing installations and upgrades.

Anonymous User - Sep. 10, 2002 8:09 pm:
 I really like the idea of a downloadable PDF. However the header on every 
 page is "Introduction" (same in the Zope Book). This doesn't give you much
 clue which chapter you are on and can be confusing.
 I know that HTMLDOC supports putting the chapter name in the header. Can 
 you do this instead?

Anonymous User - Jan. 10, 2003 4:05 am:
 This system is amazing. I like Python a lot!

Anonymous User - Feb. 24, 2003 7:02 pm:
 About the "Comment" images.
 They have a thin black border around them (which is probably not what you 
 want) but not in Mozilla or the other popular browser.
 If you change 'border="off"' to 'border="0"' in the HTML then the border 
 disappears.
 The border, though deprecated, is supposed to be an integer.
 I know that this is a very picky point but it is not a really good 
 introduction to Zope.

Anonymous User - Apr. 9, 2003 9:51 am:
 Is it possible to mention somewhere in the menu of this page that this 
 beautifull functionnality that allow the user to include comments directly
 on this page to maintain and enrich the contents is achieved with a Zope
 product called "BackTalk" (with a link to the corresponding page). Perhaps
 it is written somewhere but I've not been able to find it.

Anonymous User - Apr. 9, 2003 2:19 pm:
 See http://backtalk.sourceforge.net for the latest version...

Anonymous User - May 4, 2003 5:37 pm:
 I like commentable sites and even tried to design one once. But the comments 
 here are too distracting, too large and generally annoying.
 They should either be restricted to areas that are fuzzy and uncertain or 
 they should be really small and unnoticable.

Anonymous User - Sep. 23, 2003 8:04 am:
 To add a comment please go to the top of any page and ascertain by clicking 
 on the COM button whether is is ON or OFF. Make sure it is OFF (Figure that 
 one out!).
 Go to the first available comment and then scroll to the far right. You will 
 find a small button in the lower right corner which, when clicked, adds a 
 "Comment" window at the bottom of the page.
 Add your comment.

Anonymous User - Nov. 8, 2003 2:39 pm:
 Lots of the comments are impossible to read on a small (laptop) screen, they 
 extend beyond the browser border and there are no scroll bar below.
 (of course you can copy/paste it, but that's not really a solution ;))
 This i is actually a general problem with the zope site. The text width is
 fixed, it doesnt wrap around.

Anonymous User - Mar. 24, 2004 10:03 am:
... and folks should be encouraged to read them and take note and clear them down because otherwise they clog
 the place up. There are more comments here than original text.

This guide is intended to document Zope for the second audience, developers, as defined above. If you fit more into the "user" audience defined above, you'll probably want to start by reading The Zope Book . If you fit more into the "administrator" audience defined above, you'll likely be interested in The Zope Administrator's Guide, although it is currently unfinished.

Anonymous User - Oct. 23, 2003 10:19 pm:
 Then why don't you come up with the examples and contribute them?

Anonymous User - Oct. 26, 2003 2:54 am:
 Is there a cross reference system for all this literature somewhere? A system
 in which I look up say "tal:content" and find links to appropriate places in
 The Zope Book, How-tos, ZDG, etc.?
 Tom Snell

Anonymous User - Nov. 29, 2003 6:40 pm:
 Great. So in order to create a web page with this, we now need YET another programming language on a system,
 and need to learn YET ANOTHER scripting language.
 Why isn't Python used in more places than - say - Perl, PHP, Java, C, or C++? In short, Python Blows Monkey
Chunks. I don't want to use a lisp-like language with some Perl and C functionality thrown every now and then
 in what they perceive as "objects".
 Python, Perl, and other scripting languages should be thrown back into the dark abysmal holes from which
 their prototyped shells came from. Who in their right mind is going to use a Python-based web -APPLICATION-
 server on their box? And pay for it?
The only reason people are using this is because no one is paying for it. And if they DID have to pay for it,
 they wouldn't buy it. Web application developers are mainly looking for ways to get to market quickly, and
looking for a larger ROI. Now, we're forced to learn another language, another convoluted, mish-mashed way of
 putting something together, and hoping and praying to God that our code works, and works every time. EVERY
 time.
 Products like these are only free if your time has no value. This goes for ANY Open Source software in
 general. There's no throat to choke when something breaks. You hope and pray that someone will fix the
 problem - or at least post a work-around - when you encounter one. I wish all of you luck in your pursuits
 with Zope.

Anonymous User - Dec. 18, 2003 1:05 pm:
 I'm not 100% sharing your point of view, but you've got a point : using Zope means learning 2 news languages
 for Zope-newbie : python and dtml.
 Why not using something more common - more user friendly? Python looks like COBOL.

Anonymous User - Dec. 18, 2003 8:52 pm:
 Sigh.  Python looks as much like COBOL as you look like you know what you're talking about.

Anonymous User - Mar. 5, 2004 1:40 pm:
 Useless comments just clog up space. I like reading these comments, but only if they are useful. Criticizing
 Zope, Python, and Open-Source in general is not useful. If you don't like it, don't read it.

Anonymous User - Mar. 5, 2004 1:59 pm:
 Folks, the only proper response to a troll is *THWACK*!

Anonymous User - June 29, 2005 11:59 pm:
"Comment" feature is too much flexibillty... to allow user to comment and clog up the webspace.. and distract
 users from the actual text.. Even this comment .. oops

Throughout this guide, it is assumed that you know how to program in the Python programming language. Most of the examples in this guide will be in Python. There are a number of great resources and books for learning Python; the best online resource is the Python.org web site and many books can be found on the shelves of your local bookstore.

Anonymous User - Dec. 16, 2003 12:37 pm:
 Test Comment

Anonymous User - Apr. 12, 2004 1:19 am:
 This comment thing is rather distracting and leaves things open for abuse.

Anonymous User - May 26, 2004 7:33 am:
 I agree completely. The comments don't belong here. At least they should be appended to the very bottom of
 the page like they do in MySQL user guide.

Anonymous User - July 17, 2004 11:44 am:
 There's a button at the top and bottom of each page to turn comments on and off.
 Those of you who don't like the comments might consider clicking on it.

Anonymous User - July 17, 2004 11:49 am:
 There's a button at the top and bottom of each page to turn comments on and off.
 Those of you who don't like the comments might consider clicking on it.

Anonymous User - July 17, 2004 11:53 am:
 There's a button at the top and bottom of each page to turn comments on and off.
 Those of you who don't like the comments might consider clicking on it.

Anonymous User - Aug. 19, 2004 12:20 am:
 Python is gaining popularity.

Anonymous User - Nov. 18, 2004 5:19 am:
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This book describes Zope's services to the developer from a hands on, example-oriented standpoint. This book is not a complete reference to the Zope API, but rather a practical guide to applying Zope's services to develop and deploy your own web applications. This book covers the following topics:

Components and Interfaces: Zope is moving toward a component-centric development model. This chapter describes the new component model in Zope and how Zope components are described through interfaces.
Object Publishing: Developing applications for Zope involves more than just creating a component, that component must be publishable on the web. This chapter describes publication, and how your components need to be designed to be published.
Zope Products: New Zope components are distributed and installed in packages called "Products". This chapter explains Products in detail.
Persistent Components: Zope provides a built-in, transparent Python object database called ZODB. This chapter describes how to create persistent components, and how they work in conjunction with the ZODB.
Acquisition: Zope relies heavily on a dynamic technique called acquisition. This chapter explores acquisition thoroughly.
Security: When your component is used by many different people through the web, security becomes a big concern. This chapter describes Zope's security API and how you can use it to make security assertions about your object.
Debugging and Testing: Zope has built in debugging and testing support. This chapter describes these facilities and how you can debug and test your components.

Anonymous User - Apr. 28, 2002 11:22 pm:
 Are ZClasses to be deprecated as a development tool?
 It seems to be no longer included as a development option.

mcdonc - May 30, 2002 11:06 am:
 ZClasses are documented in the Zope Book.

Anonymous User - Dec. 18, 2003 1:06 pm:
 Do we have to BUY a book in order to have help on a FREE application?

Anonymous User - Dec. 18, 2003 8:51 pm:
#1, even if you did that shouldn't surprise or offend you, but #2, no it's available online at
http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook
 (or if you just look in the left hand list of links, it's the one under Documentation that says "The Zope
 Book"). Gotta love indignance.

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Introduction