by Lalith Polepeddi | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release Date: July 2015 | ISBN: 9781783554294

Get started with Flask, a powerful web framework for Python that's easy to learn and use About This VideoWork on everything you need to know about Flask - models, views, controllers, web templates, forms, validation, and interaction with an APIBuild, organize, and deploy a location-based Flask app that retrieves and shows interesting places around the user's locationCreate a reusable workflow that you can use to jumpstart your next Flask appIn DetailWith a growing skills gap, the need for talented developers is greater than ever before. A basic grounding in building apps with a framework as minimalistic, powerful, and easy-to-learn as Flask will be a useful skill to launch you on a career as an entrepreneur or web developer. Flask is a Python micro-framework that makes web application development as easy as saying it. This course will give you a basic grounding in the fundamental concepts of web development, as well as the hands-on experience you require to successfully build web apps with Flask.We'll start by turning your computer into a modern development machine. Next, we'll move beyond static websites and develop a powerful database-backed dynamic Flask app. We won't stop there, because we'll also cover how to implement a full authentication system.Finally, we'll extend the app's functionality by learning how to integrate it with third-party APIs.When you finish this course, you will be fully equipped to build your very own custom web apps.

1. Chapter 1 : Setting Up the Environment
   • The Course Overview 00:02:00
   • Text Editor 00:02:20
   • Command-line Interface 00:01:52
   • Version Control 00:01:54
   • Database 00:01:02
   • Flask 00:02:26
   • Heroku 00:01:12
   • Summary 00:00:59
2. Chapter 2 : Getting Started
   • Project Structure 00:02:04
   • The Request-Response Cycle 00:01:13
   • Creating a Home Page 00:01:41
   • Making Templates 00:01:53
   • Routing 00:01:46
   • Using Static Files 00:02:05
   • Saving to GitHub 00:03:01
   • Deploying to Heroku 00:01:58
   • Creating an About Page 00:04:28
   • Summary 00:00:33
3. Chapter 3 : Storing Data
   • Creating the "users" Table 00:05:08
   • Connecting Flask to Postgres 00:02:12
   • Writing the User Model 00:02:38
4. Chpater 4 : Signing Up
   • Installing Flask-WTF 00:02:09
   • Creating a Form 00:01:26
   • Rendering a Form 00:07:49
   • Validating Form Data - Part 1 00:04:16
   • Validating Form Data - Part 2 00:02:02
   • Saving a New User 00:02:14
5. Chapter 5 : Logging In and Logging Out
   • Sessions 00:03:33
   • Sign In 00:05:23
   • Sign Out 00:02:31
6. Chapter 6 : Authorization/User Roles
   • Authorization 00:02:17
   • Protecting the Home Page 00:01:55
   • Protecting the Signup and Login Pages 00:02:41
7. Chapter 7 : Bookmarking Places
   • Overview 00:01:55
   • Adding a Form 00:03:33
   • Querying for Places 00:05:29
   • Rendering Places 00:03:14
   • Conclusion 00:00:49