Python 3: Building a Wiki Application

[ Thanks to Naheed for this link. ]

"With the entities and relations in our data model identified, we can have a look at their specific qualities.

"The basic entity in a wiki is a Topic. A topic, in this context, is basically a title that describes what this topic is about. A topic has any number of associated Pages. Each instance of a Page represents a revision; the most recent revision is the current version of a topic. Each time a topic is edited, a new revision is stored in the database. This way, we can simply revert to an earlier version if we made a mistake or compare the contents of two revisions. To simplify identifying revisions, each revision has a modification date. We also maintain a relation between the Page and the User that modified that Page.

"In the wiki application that we will develop, it is also possible to associate any number of tags with a topic. A Tag entity consists simply of a tag attribute. The important part is the relation that exists between the Topic entity and the Tag entity."

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