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author: ''
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date: 2012/04/22 21:58
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slug: nikola-screencast
tags: nikola, python, programming
title: Nikola Screencast
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updated: 2012/04/22 21:58
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I did some work today to get Nikola properly packaged. This involves some 
minor changes on the workflow for site authors. I am not 100% sure I have
it right yet, so here is a short video showing how it works right now in
the ``packaging`` branch I am doing.

The new thing is the ``nikola init foldername`` command, the rest is all
old stuff. Basically, you stop having a full copy of Nikola for each site
and everything is in a centralized location.

You can still do your own themes by putting them in ``themes/themename``
and add new tasks, files, etc. The configuration ``dodo.py`` is unchanged 
except for the "magic bit" which is slightly different.

So, not really invasive, easy to migrate to, and enables much easier
updates in the future, as long as we don't break any important stuff
in a non-compatible way.

Here is the video:

.. raw:: html

   <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kNojJ9JJGV0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>