Overview

Flask is a Python web application framework. Flask makes it easy to create small applications and even extend them to larger applications. In this book, you'll learn how to create a new blog application from scratch. It is organized so that you can learn about the kinds of technology necessary for developing web applications in each chapter while you are building them. By reading through this book, you will naturally learn the basics of Flask: from developing the MTV framework, which is the concept of the Flask framework, implementing authentication through the creation of login functions, creating templates using Bootstrap or Jinja 2, and working with databases. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Completed image of the blog application 3. Installing Python 4. Installing pip 5. Try running the application in a single file 6. Installing Pipenv 7. Create the startup file 8. Creating a config file - Allowing you to work with settings together 9. Understanding the Flask Framework - MTV Framework 10. Creating Templates - Templates in the MTV Framework 11. Introducing Bootstrap - Refine Your Design 12. Create a login form - Implement a form 13. Create a View - View in the MTV framework 14. Creating a base layout template 15. Working with sessions - Enabling secure logins through authentication 16. Add flash - Display a message to the user 17. url_for - Automatically Create Links 18. Work with databases 19. Model - Model in the MTV framework 20. Create scripts - make certain actions common 21. Learn about CRUD 22. Create Blog Posts - Create in CRUD 23. Create a Blog List Feature - Read in CRUD 24. Creating Blog Details - Read in CRUD 25. Create Blog Editing - Update in CRUD 26. Create a Blog Post Delete Feature - Delete in CRUD 27. Add static files - Allowing you to work with images and stylesheets 28. Create a decorator for login authentication 29. Splitting an Application with Blueprint 30. Writing Unit Tests 31. Measuring and Reporting Test Coverage 32. Final application structure 33. Closing Chapter