Design and deploy robust state-of-the-art web applications using Flask 2.x and Python 3 frameworks and libraries for streamlined development and optimal performance Key Features A practical and rich companion guide for web developers wanting to learn Flask through real-world situations and use cases Get the most out of the powerful Flask framework and maintain the flexibility of your design choices Write cleaner, testable and maintainable code with the help of sample apps Book DescriptionFlask, the lightweight Python web framework, is popular due to its powerful modular design that lets you build scalable web apps. With this practical guide, you'll explore modern solutions, recommended design patterns and best practices for Flask web development. Updated to the latest version of Flask and Python, this third edition of Flask Framework Cookbook moves away from some of the old and obsolete libraries, updates almost all of the content to use the new coding patterns and introduces some recipes for the latest tools in the market. You'll discover different ways of using Flask to create, deploy, and manage microservices using AWS, GCP and Kubernetes. This Flask Python book starts by covering the different configurations that a Flask application can use and then helps you work with templates and learn about the ORM and view layers. You'll also be able to write an admin interface and get to grips with testing using the factory pattern, debugging, and logging errors. Finally, you'll grasp a variety of deployment and post-deployment techniques for platforms, such as Apache, Tornado, and Heroku By the end of this book, you'll have gained all the knowledge you need to write Flask applications to suit most use cases in the best possible way and scale them using standard industry practices.What you will learn Make use of advanced templating and data modeling techniques Discover effective debugging, logging, and error handling techniques in Flask Learn about working with different types of databases both RDBMS and NoSQL Integrate Flask with different technologies such as Redis, Sentry, and Datadog Deploy and package Flask applications with Docker and Kubernetes Design scalable microservice architecture using AWS Lambda Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment to ensure efficient and consistent updates to your Flask web applications Who this book is forIf you are a web developer who wants to learn more about developing scalable and production-ready applications in Flask, this is the book for you. You'll also find this book useful if you are already aware of Flask's major extensions and want to use them for better application development. This book can also come handy if you quickly want to refer to any specific topic on Flask, any of its popular extensions or some specific use cases. Basic Python programming experience along with some understanding of web development and related terminology is assumed.

Book Information
ISBN 9781804611104
Author Shalabh Aggarwal
Format Paperback
Imprint Packt Publishing Limited
Publisher Packt Publishing Limited