[Zope3-dev] Zope 3 a la carte

[Shane Hathaway]

I'm looking for advice on integrating Zope 3 libraries into a current project.  
I have a new constraint I haven't had before on a Python project: once I'm 
done, the code will probably be handed to over to maintainers who currently 
know little Python.  This means I have to minimize the number of concepts I 
introduce.

The project currently uses ZODB, Twisted, wxPython, SimpleTAL, and MySQL.  All 
of these are easy to explain and require little code.  I think my code is 
still under 3000 lines.  Now I need to introduce access control.  I would 
also like to use the publisher and Zope 3's implementation of page templates.  
So I'm looking for Zope 3 "a la carte".

I don't want the management interface, any sort of content like files or 
folders, introspectability, etc.  I do want ZCML and the component 
architecture so I can take advantage of views.

Can I approach Zope 3 this way?  Has anyone tried it before?  I'm thinking I'd 
like to start with one ZCML file with bare minimum configuration and a little 
code that loads that ZCML.  Then I'd like to add directives and code until I 
have only the functionality I need.

Shane