Using Django Admin for a custom database solution
- by Prashanth Ellina
A client wants to have a simple intranet application to manage his process. He runs a Quarry and wishes to track number of loads delivered per day and associated activities.
Since I knew about Django's excellent Admin interface, I figured I could define the "Schema" in models.py and have Django Admin generate the forms.
I did exactly that and the result is not bad at all. I've been able to customize the look and feel to suit the client's taste.
Some questions:
Is Django Admin the right choice for such a use-case?
Will I run to problems in the future due to flexibility of the framework?
Is there a better framework out there specifically designed for this use-case (general Database management for small businesses)? I prefer ones written in Python since I can hack it up to customize.
Thanks!