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Creating a new Flask project with pipenv

#python #flask #pipenv #python3
  • Create the pipenv environment 
$ mkdir project $ cd project $ pipenv install
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  • Install Flask 
$ pipenv install flask
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  • Structure folders/files: 
mkdir app touch app/__init__.py touch app/routes.py touch microblog.py
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  • In app/__init__.py: 
from flask import Flask app = Flask(__name__) from app import routes
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  • In app/routes.py: 
from app import app @app.route('/') @app.route('/index') def index(): return "Hello, World!"
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  • In microblog.py: 
from app import app
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  • Change into the pipenv: 
$ pipenv shell
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  • Set the FLASK_APP variable: 
$ export FLASK_APP=microblog.py
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  • Run the app: 
$ flask run
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Now, whenever you need to extend your Flask app to import some new libraries or framework or whatever, just install it using pipenv.

This whole process inspired me to write a bash script that does all this automatically for you. Why make things harder than they need to be?

Grab autoflask.sh and give it a spin on your system to quickly get a barebones Hello World project in Flask started today!

If you need a Computer Science tutor, code reviewer, or just someone to pair program with, hit me up

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