Introduction to Flask Programming Training Course

Introduction to Flask Programming

Note: During the Covid-19 crisis, courses will only be delivered over the web

4 days hands-on £1,940+VAT

This course can be delivered over the web

Next scheduled date:
Monday January 20^th, 2025 Enrol Now!

Can't wait that long? It may be possible to deliver this course at an earlier date. Contact us if you're interested

Suitable for those with no prior knowledge of Python. Covers both Python and Flask essentials

Outline

Python Basics

Python Environment
Language Basics
Control Statements

Data

Lists
Dictionaries
Functions and Decorators
Modules and Packages
File I/O

Classes

Classes and Objects
Inheritance
Special Attributes and Methods
Exception Handling

Flask Basics

Initialisation
Routing
View Functions
Static Files
Request/Response Cycle
Extensions

Templating

The Jinja2 Templating Engine
Variables
Control Structures
Links
Custom Error Pages

Web Forms

The Flask-WTF Extension
CSRF Protection
Form Classes
Form Processing
User Sessions

Application Structure

Directory Structure
Configuration Options
The Requirements File
The Launch Script
Unit Testing

Overview

Participants will gain a firm understanding of the essentials of the Flask framework and some of the core extensions to the framework.

In addition, participants will become proficient in Python, a very popular modern scripting language.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Write, debug and execute Python code
Write, test and deploy Flask applications
Utilise the Jinja2 templating engine in Flask applications
Create interactive web applications with Flask-WTF

Audience

This course is intended for programmers and web designers who wish to create rich web applications using the Flask micro-framework but have little or no prior knowledge of Python.

Prerequisites

Some familiarity with HTML would be helpful but otherwise this course assumes no prior knowledge.

Participants with a knowledge of Python would be better served by our Flask Web Programming for Python Programmers course

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Introduction to Flask Programming

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