Flask is a lightweight and flexible web framework in Python. It is easy to learn and used for creating web applications, APIs, and more.
Install Flask using pip:
# Install Flask
pip install flask
Define a simple route in Flask:
from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/')
def home():
return "Hello, Flask!"
if __name__ == '__main__':
app.run(debug=True)
Render dynamic HTML using templates:
from flask import Flask, render_template
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/')
def home():
return render_template('index.html', name='Flask')
if __name__ == '__main__':
app.run(debug=True)
Handling form data in Flask:
from flask import Flask, request
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/submit', methods=['POST'])
def submit():
name = request.form['name']
return f"Hello, !"
if __name__ == '__main__':
app.run(debug=True)
Connecting Flask to a database:
from flask import Flask
from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
app = Flask(__name__)
app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'sqlite:///example.db'
db = SQLAlchemy(app)
class User(db.Model):
id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
name = db.Column(db.String(80), nullable=False)
if __name__ == '__main__':
app.run(debug=True)