mattc41190/flask-tutorial

Flask Tutorial From Flask's Docs (Flaskr App)

Flask Tutorial - Flaskr

This is not a real application. It is a tutorial application that demonstrates how you can make a simple flask application.

Source Material: https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/1.1.x/tutorial/

What is this?

This is the code repo for the excellent Flaskr application. It is capable of doing amazing things.

Why make this?

To change your life!

How do I use it?

• Register
• Log in
• Create your own posts
• Read others posts

How do I contribute to it?

Get it

• git clone <repo-addr>

Dev It

• Needs venv & python3

• make venv

• make dev_db

• make dev

• <code something>

• <test your thing>

• make test

How do I build and distribute it?

Note, desired location should have waitressandvenv` already.

See: https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/1.1.x/tutorial/deploy/#deploy-to-production

• make clean dist
• cp dist/flaskr-X.X.X-py3-none-any.whl </desired/location>
• pip install flaskr-X.X.X-py3-none-any.whl
• init db if needed
  • export FLASK_APP=flaskr && flask init-db
• set up secret if needed
  • echo "SECRET_KEY = b'_5#y2L"F4Q8z\n\xec]/'" >> <venv>/var/flaskr-instance/config.py
• Serve app
  • waitress-serve --port 80 --call 'flaskr:create_app'

Resources

• https://docs.python.org/3/library/functools.html

To Dos

• Read: https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/packaging-projects/
• Read: https://docs.python.org/3/library/functools.html
• Read Docs: PyTest
• Read: https://robertheaton.com/2014/02/09/pythons-pass-by-object-reference-as-explained-by-philip-k-dick/
• Check Out: https://advancedbeginners.substack.com/

Questions and Mysteries

• __init__, modules, and file paths in general in Python are tough for me to understand at the moment.

What's Next?

• https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/1.1.x/tutorial/next/