Unit B - Installing and Configuring Flask

Lesson 1: Installing Flask

Course Progress Review

This is lesson 3 of 8

Unit A Lesson A1 - Installing Python

Unit A Lesson A2 - Installing & setting up virtual environments

Unit B Lesson B1 - Installing Flask

Unit B Lesson B2 - Configuring Flask

Unit C Lesson C1 - Building your Flask Web application

Unit C Lesson C2 - Running your Flask Web application

Unit D Lesson D1 - Understanding Web Servers

Unit D Lesson D2 - Deploying to PythonAnyWhere

What is Flask?

Flask is a web framework designed to facilitate the easy and efficient development of web applications. It requires no extraneous tools or script libraries, instead allowing for the incorporation of extensions to add functionality.

It is based on the Jinja2 template engine, which is designed to use relatable coding expressions similar to those used in Python. This has the benefit of making Flask easier to approach for those used to developing in that language.

Installing Flask

Flask can be installed to your computer through the Python application, or your Version Control command software of choice, such as Git.

Similar to the method specified in Lesson A2, you are able to download the Flask functionality using the PIP tool.