Pro Python System Administration

Chapter 3. Creating a Web Application for IP Address Accountancy

In this chapter, we are going to build a simple application that will keep track of all IP addresses allocated on the internal network. The chapter covers all phases of developing this application—starting with gathering and setting the requirements to design the application and going through the implementation phase.

Designing the Application

Ideally, application design should not be based on the technology that is going to be used to implement it. Having said that, this kind of independence is rarely achievable and in most cases is not practical, as each technology implies its own implementation patterns and best practices.

In this chapter, we will define requirements and application ...