PyCon Zimbabwe Website

Repository for the source code of the PyConZim website.

Development

Point your web browser to the PyConZim Website repository and tap the Fork button at top-right.

Then clone the source for your fork and add the upstream project as a Git remote:

Clone the repository:

$ git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/YOUR-USERNAME/PyZim.github.io

$ cd PyZim.github.io

Switch to the Pelican branch:

$ git checkout Pelican

Install dependencies:

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the devserver:

$ pelican -dlr --port 8000

Now you can browse the website at http://localhost:8000/. To stop the server, hit Ctl-C

Adding Features

Create a topic branch for your fix or feature:

$ git checkout -b name-of-your-fix-or-feature

Submitting your changes

Commit your changes and push your topic branch:

$ git add .
$ git commit -m "Your detailed description of your changes"
$ git push origin name-of-your-fix-or-feature

Finally, browse to your repository fork on GitHub and submit a pull request.

Deployment

For deploying the website, the rendered HTML needs to be pushed to the gh-pages branch. This can be done via the Makefile and the ghp-import script:

$ pelican content -o output -s pelicanconf.py
$ ghp-import output -b gh-pages
$ git push origin gh-pages

The current version should be live now at https://pyconzim.co.zw/

Changing the HTML and CSS

The templates and css we are using are defined in the directory PyZim.github.io/event-agency-theme/. To change the css you can edit the stylesheet pyconzim.css located in Pyzim.github.io/event-agency-theme/static/css/pyconzim.css. The event-agency-theme is ported to Pelican from Startbootstrap's Agency Theme.