1 .. _introduction:

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     3 Why should i use PyAMS?

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     6 Based on the python langage, **PyAMS** supply powerfull tools like *PyAMS_content*, this package

     7 providing content management features, which can be easily extended to manage your own content types.

     8 But PyAMS can also be used to manage any kind of application.

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    10 In addition **PyAMS** is built on top of **MyAMS** (**My** **\A**\pplication **\M**\anagement **\S**\kin), a small web client framework built on top of JQuery

    11 and Bootstrap, which was developed by the french national forestry office (ONF -- Office national des forêts --

    12 http://www.onf.fr) to build web applications in several languages (actually java, Python and PHP). The new ONF website

    13 is now completely handled with PyAMS framework.

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    15 PyAMS is a multipurpose set of packages, providing tools including:

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    17     * custom interfaces

    18     * custom registry annotations

    19     * custom security policy

    20     * local registry support

    21     * network protocols utilities (for HTTP and XML-RPC)

    22     * command line scripts

    23     * custom utilities.

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    26 .. tip::

    27     Some screenshots of the admin interface are available at :ref:`screenshots`!

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    30 How to install PyAMS?

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    33 If you want to create a PyAMS application instance easily, just follow the :ref:`quickstart` guide!

    34 If you want learn more about a custom installation follow :ref:`install` procedure.

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