Mastering Flask Web Development - Second Edition

Learn to build modern secure highly available web MVC applications and API’s using Python`s Flask framework.Key FeaturesCreate production-ready MVC and REST API with the dynamic features of FlaskUtilize the various extensions like Flask-JWT and Flask-SQLAlchemy to develop powerful applicationsDeploy your flask application on real-world platforms like AWS and Heroku on VM’s or Docker containersBook DescriptionFlask is a popular Python framework known for its lightweight and modular design. Mastering Flask Web Development will take you on a complete tour of the Flask environment and teach you how to build a production-ready application. Youll begin by learning about the installation of Flask and basic concepts such as MVC and accessing a database using an ORM. You will learn how to structure your application so that it can scale to any size with the help of Flask Blueprints. Youll then learn how to use Jinja2 templates with a high level of expertise. You will also learn how to develop with SQL or NoSQL databases and how to develop REST APIs and JWT authentication. Next youll move on to build role-based access security and authentication using LDAP OAuth OpenID and database. Also learn how to create asynchronous tasks that can scale to any load using Celery and RabbitMQ or Redis. You will also be introduced to a wide range of Flask extensions to leverage technologies such as cache localization and debugging. You will learn how to build your own Flask extensions how to write tests and how to get test coverage reports. Finally you will learn how to deploy your application on Heroku and AWS using various technologies such as Docker CloudFormation and Elastic Beanstalk and will also learn how to develop Jenkins pipelines to build test and deploy applications.What you will learnDevelop a Flask extension using best practicesImplement various authentication methods: LDAP JWT Database OAuth and OpenIDLearn how to develop role-based access security and become an expert on Jinja2 templatesBuild tests for your applications and APIsInstall and configure a distributed task queue using Celery and RabbitMQDevelop RESTful APIs and secure REST APIsDeploy highly available applications that scale on Heroku and AWS using Docker or VMsWho this book is forThe ideal target audience for this book would be Python developers who want to use Flask and its advanced features to create Enterprise grade and lightweight applications. The book is for those who have some exposure of Flask and want to take it from introductory to master level.