- Install Pipenv
pip install pipenv
- Install Flask
pipenv install flask==1.1.1
Once you have installed, you will see Pipfile and Pipfile.lock files under working directory.
- Install pytest for development, not for production.
pipenv install pytest --dev
- Run this command to see the dependency graph
pipenv graph
- Create a file called app.py and add this code snippet.
from flask import Flask, escape, request
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/')
def hello():
name = request.args.get("name", "World")
return f'Hello, {escape(name)}!'
- Run your Hello World Flask application from a shell/terminal.
$ env FLASK_APP=hello.py flask run
- Open this URL in a web browser or run this CLI to see the output.
curl -i http://127.0.0.1:5000/
You will be building a RESTful class registration API in this lab.
|-------| |---------|
| Class |* ---------- * | Student |
|-------| |---------|
- Create a new student
POST /students
- Retrieve an existing student
GET /students/{id}
- Create a class
POST /classes
- Retrieve a class
GET /classes/{id}
- Add students to a class
PATCH /classes/{id}