| Tutorial |
| ======== |
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| .. toctree:: |
| :caption: Contents: |
| :maxdepth: 1 |
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| layout |
| factory |
| database |
| views |
| templates |
| static |
| blog |
| install |
| tests |
| deploy |
| next |
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| This tutorial will walk you through creating a basic blog application |
| called Flaskr. Users will be able to register, log in, create posts, |
| and edit or delete their own posts. You will be able to package and |
| install the application on other computers. |
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| .. image:: flaskr_index.png |
| :align: center |
| :class: screenshot |
| :alt: screenshot of index page |
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| It's assumed that you're already familiar with Python. The `official |
| tutorial`_ in the Python docs is a great way to learn or review first. |
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| .. _official tutorial: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/ |
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| While it's designed to give a good starting point, the tutorial doesn't |
| cover all of Flask's features. Check out the :doc:`/quickstart` for an |
| overview of what Flask can do, then dive into the docs to find out more. |
| The tutorial only uses what's provided by Flask and Python. In another |
| project, you might decide to use :doc:`/extensions` or other libraries |
| to make some tasks simpler. |
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| .. image:: flaskr_login.png |
| :align: center |
| :class: screenshot |
| :alt: screenshot of login page |
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| Flask is flexible. It doesn't require you to use any particular project |
| or code layout. However, when first starting, it's helpful to use a more |
| structured approach. This means that the tutorial will require a bit of |
| boilerplate up front, but it's done to avoid many common pitfalls that |
| new developers encounter, and it creates a project that's easy to expand |
| on. Once you become more comfortable with Flask, you can step out of |
| this structure and take full advantage of Flask's flexibility. |
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| .. image:: flaskr_edit.png |
| :align: center |
| :class: screenshot |
| :alt: screenshot of edit page |
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| :gh:`The tutorial project is available as an example in the Flask |
| repository <examples/tutorial>`, if you want to compare your project |
| with the final product as you follow the tutorial. |
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| Continue to :doc:`layout`. |
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