This thread is for python users and people interested in using Flask to build web applications. Flask is my framework of choice because it doesnt make choices for you (ala Django or web2py) and its simple and extremely powerful.

Here is a simple "hello world app" in flask

from flask import Flask

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/"
def index():
return "hello world"

if __name__ == "__main__":
app.run()

So in this thread we would be building a simple bare bones reddit.com app with flask as a learning tool and to demonstrate the awesome power of flask.

Requirements:
0. Knowledge of the Python programming language and have it installed on your system (UNIX or Linux preferably)
1. Read up on virtual environments
2. Knowledge of simple git commands

I will be committing each of the stages to get-up so ensure you have a github account to enable you to pull the code to inspect our committees.
If you have any issues or questions, don't hesitate to send me a PM.

Kindly install git on your machine and clone the repository from https://github.com/aitoehigie/reddish.git

Would be interesting to see how you structure your flask app
Following...

*spreads mat yakata for ground*

To all those following this thread, kindly pull the repository for the latest commit.

Please ensure you have activated the virtual environment by:
"cd ~/path to repository"
"virtualenv venv/bin/activate"

after doing that successfully, kindly run:
"pip install -r requirements.txt"
from the app folder to install all the requirements for the app to run.

from the root of the application, run the application handler with:
"python run.py"

I would be splitting major features of this learning app by creating branches for each part so the learning process would be gradual and procedural.

If you have any issues with the above, you can ask here or send a PM.

P.S: These are Linux commands and won't run on windows, to circumvent this, install cygwin or better still just remove windows and install Linux Mint.

curiouslad: Would be interesting to see how you structure your flask app
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Kindly pull the repository to see how I structured my app. I dont use Blueprints.

Ok

curiouslad: Ok

Did you run the requirements.txt file with pip before trying to run the app?
You have to install all the requirements before you can run the app, or else you would have errors

pystar:
Did you run the requirements.txt file with pip before trying to run the app?
You have to install all the requirements before you can run the app, or else you would have errors

Yup, it iterated over the lists and installed the packages.

#sidecomment. Do you plan to use neo4j ?

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curiouslad:

Yup, it iterated over the lists and installed the packages.

#sidecomment. Do you plan to use neo4j ?

For this particular app? No. Introducing graph theory into this learning app would be unnecessary.

pystar, this tutorial has stalled.

jajad: pystar, this tutrial has stalled.

Work ish and discovering Neo4j took me away. ***In Arnold Schwazeneggers voice*** I will be back

You never came back. you dead?

Abeg na who die?

This tutorial already exists!!

Another flask tutorial of mine has taken precedence over this. Kindly check.

Ajibel:
This tutorial already exists!!

Where?

Naijazoom:
You never came back. you dead?

That statement is rather unnecessary, thoughtless and utterly tasteless. Just saying.

pystar:

Where?

I saw it early this year except you're the same person that wrote it.

dude, make a video tut of this sht and up it to youtube, monitize it and share the video here.