Overview
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Learn the basics of Flask, a Python framework for building lightweight and dynamic web applications.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Web development with Flask
- The pros and cons of Flask
- Technologies to use
- Demo project overview
- Flask for Windows users
- Install Flask and Pipenv
- Create your first route in a Flask project
- Flask's development environment
- Page templates in Flask with Jinja
- Passing data into Flask apps with forms
- Passing form variables to other routes in Flask
- Using GET and POST requests in Flask
- Using redirect and url_for for error handling
- Saving to a JSON file
- Parsing a JSON file for conflicting entries
- Alerting users with message flashing
- File uploads from users
- Variable rules in URLs
- Working with static files
- Displaying custom error pages
- Implementing sessions and cookies
- Creating JSON APIs
- Template blocks and base templates
- Templating Flask with Bootstrap
- Blueprints and views for organization
- Testing your Flask app
- WSGI servers and how they work
- Deploy your Flask app with Gunicorn
- Next steps
