Oscar is an e-commerce framework for Django designed for building domain-driven sites. It is structured such that any part of the core functionality can be customised to suit the needs of your project. This allows a wide range of e-commerce requirements to be handled, from large-scale B2C sites to complex B2B sites rich in domain-specific business logic.
Further reading:
- Official homepage
- Demo site (a reference build of an Oscar project)
- Sandbox site (an hourly build of the unstable master branch - it's experimental but feel free to explore and get a feel for the base Oscar install.)
- Documentation on the excellent readthedocs.org
- django-oscar group - mailing list for questions and announcements
- django-oscar-jobs group - mailing list for job offers
- Continuous integration homepage on travis-ci.org
- Twitter account for news and updates
- #django-oscar on Freenode (community-run IRC channel) with public logs
- PyPI page
- Transifex project - translating Oscar made easy
Continuous integration status:
PyPI status:
Oscar was written by David Winterbottom (@codeinthehole) and is developed and maintained by Tangent Labs, a London-based digital agency.
These are screenshots from the 'sandbox' example site that ships with Oscar. It sports a simple design built with Twitter's Bootstrap and provides a good starting point for rapidly building elegant e-commerce sites.
The sandbox site is also available to browse at http://latest.oscarcommerce.com. Dashboard users can be created using this gateway page.
The sandbox site can be set-up locally in 5 commands. Want to make changes? Check out the contributing guidelines.
Oscar also ships with a demo site, which is a reference build of an Oscar project. It integrates with Oscar's stores, PayPal and Datacash extensions.
The demo site is also available to browse at http://demo.oscarcommerce.com
The following extensions are stable and ready for use:
- django-oscar-datacash - Integration with the DataCash payment gateway
- django-oscar-paypal - Integration with PayPal. This currently supports both Express Checkout and PayFlow Pro.
- django-oscar-paymentexpress - Integration with the Payment Express payment gateway
- django-oscar-accounts - Managed accounts (can be used for giftcard functionality and loyalty schemes)
- django-oscar-stores - Physical stores integration (opening hours, store locator etc)
- django-oscar-easyrec - Recomendations using EasyRec locator etc)
The following extensions are in development by Tangent:
- django-oscar-parachute - Import scripts for migrating away from non-Oscar platforms.
- django-oscar-eway - Integration with the eWay payment gateway.
- django-oscar-approval - Approval workflow for authorising new orders/products.
The following are community-written extensions:
- django-oscar-unicredit - Integration with the Unicredit payment gateway
- django-oscar-payments - Pluggable payments for Oscar
- django-oscar-recurly - Integration with the Recurly payment gateway
- oscar-sagepay - Payment integration with Sage Pay
- django-oscar-erp
Let us know if you're writing a new one!
Oscar is released under the permissive New BSD license (see summary).
Oscar is still in active development but is used in production by a range of companies, from large multinationals to small, boutique stores:
Selected Tangent projects:
- Tata Group - http://www.landmarkonthenet.com
- Carlsberg - Their global "We Deliver More" platform is powered by Oscar (but is a B2B site and not browsable by the public)
- Chocolate Box - https://www.chocolatebox.com.au
- The UK Labour party - http://shop.labour.org.uk
- Meridian Audio - http://www.meridian-audio.co.uk
- Which Rightchoice - http://www.whichrightchoice.com
- Freetix - http://www.freetix.com.au/
Non-Tangent:
- Dolbeau - http://www.dolbeau.ca
- Sobusa - http://www.sobusa.fr
- Laivee - http://laivee.pl
- Colinss - http://colinss.com
- Audio App - https://audioapp.pl
- Anything Gift - http://www.anythinggift.co.uk
- FP Sport - http://www.fpsport.it
- Garmsby - https://garmsby.co.uk
- Partecipa Cards - http://www.partecipacards.com
- Chiyome - https://chiyome.com
- Bike Parts Market - https://www.bikepartsmarket.com
Many more on the way. If you use Oscar in production, please let us know.
Presentations:
If you are interested in having an Oscar project built for you, or for development of an existing Oscar site, Tangent can help. Please get in touch via oscar@tangentlabs.co.uk or via the Tangent Snowball site.
Tangent Labs are currently looking for python hackers to work on Oscar as well as some of other internal products and e-commerce projects. If this sounds interesting, please email recruitment@tangentlabs.co.uk.
The position is in Tangent's London offices and you must have the appropriate visas to work in the UK.