Flask By Example
Unleash the full potential of the Flask web framework by creating simple yet powerful web applications
Published on 13. January 2025
276 pages
978-1-78528-348-2 (ISBN)
Description
Unleash the full potential of the Flask web framework by creating simple yet powerful web applications
Key Features
[*] The most up-to-date book on Flask on the market
[*] Create your own world-class applications and master the art of Flask by unravelling its enigma through this journey
[*] This step-by-step tutorial is packed with examples on blending different technologies with Flask to get you up and running
Book DescriptionThis book will take you on a journey from learning about web development using Flask to building fully functional web applications. In the first major project, we develop a dynamic Headlines application that displays the latest news headlines along with up-to-date currency and weather information. In project two, we build a Crime Map application that is backed by a MySQL database, allowing users to submit information on and the location of crimes in order to plot danger zones and other crime trends within an area. In the final project, we combine Flask with more modern technologies, such as Twitter's Bootstrap and the NoSQL database MongoDB, to create a Waiter Caller application that allows restaurant patrons to easily call a waiter to their table. This pragmatic tutorial will keep you engaged as you learn the crux of Flask by working on challenging real-world applications.What you will learn
* Build three web applications from the ground up using the powerful Python micro
framework, Flask.
* Dynamically display data to your viewers, based on their requests
* Store user and static data in SQL and NoSQL databases and use this data to power
your web applications
* Create a good user experience by combining HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
* Harness the convenience of freely available APIs, including OpenWeatherMap, Open
Exchange Rates, and bitly
* Extend your applications to build advanced functionality, such as a user account
control system using Flask-Login
* Learn about web application security and defend against common attacks, such as
SQL injection and XSS
Who this book is forHave you looked at PHP and hated the clunky bloated syntax? Or looked at .Net and wished it was more open and flexible? Maybe you've tried your hand at GUI libraries in Python and found them hard to use? If your answer to any one of these questions is a yes, then this is just the book for you. It is also intended for people who know the basics of Python and want to learn how to use it to build powerful solutions with a web front-end.
Key Features
[*] The most up-to-date book on Flask on the market
[*] Create your own world-class applications and master the art of Flask by unravelling its enigma through this journey
[*] This step-by-step tutorial is packed with examples on blending different technologies with Flask to get you up and running
Book DescriptionThis book will take you on a journey from learning about web development using Flask to building fully functional web applications. In the first major project, we develop a dynamic Headlines application that displays the latest news headlines along with up-to-date currency and weather information. In project two, we build a Crime Map application that is backed by a MySQL database, allowing users to submit information on and the location of crimes in order to plot danger zones and other crime trends within an area. In the final project, we combine Flask with more modern technologies, such as Twitter's Bootstrap and the NoSQL database MongoDB, to create a Waiter Caller application that allows restaurant patrons to easily call a waiter to their table. This pragmatic tutorial will keep you engaged as you learn the crux of Flask by working on challenging real-world applications.What you will learn
* Build three web applications from the ground up using the powerful Python micro
framework, Flask.
* Dynamically display data to your viewers, based on their requests
* Store user and static data in SQL and NoSQL databases and use this data to power
your web applications
* Create a good user experience by combining HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
* Harness the convenience of freely available APIs, including OpenWeatherMap, Open
Exchange Rates, and bitly
* Extend your applications to build advanced functionality, such as a user account
control system using Flask-Login
* Learn about web application security and defend against common attacks, such as
SQL injection and XSS
Who this book is forHave you looked at PHP and hated the clunky bloated syntax? Or looked at .Net and wished it was more open and flexible? Maybe you've tried your hand at GUI libraries in Python and found them hard to use? If your answer to any one of these questions is a yes, then this is just the book for you. It is also intended for people who know the basics of Python and want to learn how to use it to build powerful solutions with a web front-end.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
File size
4,56 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78528-348-2 (9781785283482)
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Dwyer Gareth :
Gareth Dwyer hails from South Africa but now lives in Europe. He is a software engineer and author and is currently serving as the CTO at the largest coding education provider in Africa. Gareth is passionate about technology, education, and sharing knowledge through mentorship. He holds four university degrees in computer science and machine learning, with a specialization in natural language processing. He has worked with companies such as Amazon Web Services and has published many online tutorials as well as the book Flask by Example.
Gareth Dwyer hails from South Africa but now lives in Europe. He is a software engineer and author and is currently serving as the CTO at the largest coding education provider in Africa. Gareth is passionate about technology, education, and sharing knowledge through mentorship. He holds four university degrees in computer science and machine learning, with a specialization in natural language processing. He has worked with companies such as Amazon Web Services and has published many online tutorials as well as the book Flask by Example.
Content
Table of Contents
Hello World!
Getting started with our headlines project
Using Templates in Our Headlines Project
User input for our headlines project
Improving the User Experience of Our Headlines Project
Building an Interactive Crime Map
Adding Google Maps to Our Crime Map Project
Validating User Input in Our Crime Map Project
Building a Waiter Caller app
Using Template Inheritance and WTForms in Our Waiter Caller Project
Using MongoDB with our Waiter Caller project
Appendix: A Sneak Peak into the future
Hello World!
Getting started with our headlines project
Using Templates in Our Headlines Project
User input for our headlines project
Improving the User Experience of Our Headlines Project
Building an Interactive Crime Map
Adding Google Maps to Our Crime Map Project
Validating User Input in Our Crime Map Project
Building a Waiter Caller app
Using Template Inheritance and WTForms in Our Waiter Caller Project
Using MongoDB with our Waiter Caller project
Appendix: A Sneak Peak into the future
