Flask for Dummies Track - Online Learning with Certificate

Flask for Dummies

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Dive into a dynamic learning path focused on Flask web development, starting with SQL integration in Python projects for effective data management. Ga…

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What you will learn

Build dynamic web applications with Flask from the ground up

Integrate SQL databases into your Python projects to manage and retrieve data

Learn to handle routing, templating, and data processing in Flask

Master the fundamentals of HTML for creating web pages

Develop RESTful APIs with Flask for professional-grade web applications

Create and manage user authentication in your Flask applications

Understand CSS essentials to style your web applications

Containerize your Flask applications using Docker for scalable deployment

Deploy your Flask applications in production environments using Docker

Learning track content

Explore the inner workings of the web. Learn how data travels across networks, discover the role of protocols, and unravel the mysteries of IP addresses and domain names. Gain a high-level understanding of how web browsers and servers communicate to deliver web content.

Welcome to HTML and Web Development

What Is the Internet?

How Does the Internet Work?

Understanding How Websites Work

Frontend and Backend Development Explained

Discover the power of tags to structure content, from headings and paragraphs to lists and tables. Learn how to enhance the elements with attributes.

Understanding HTML Tags

Working with HTML Attributes

Understanding Paired and Single Tags in HTML

Text Markup

Organising Lists

Challenge: Create Your First Web Page Paragraph

Challenge: Build a Personal Introduction Web Page

Challenge: Design a Movie Showcase Web Page

Using Links

Adding Buttons

Challenge: Create Links to Popular Websites

Validating Your HTML Code for Best Practices

The core of HTML document structure. Learn the components of an HTML document, including the doctype declaration, head, and body. Understand the purpose of each element and how they contribute to the overall structure of a webpage.

The Secrets Behind Well-Structured Web Pages

Understanding HTML Document Structure

The Role of the Document Head

Managing Document Flow and Layout

Challenge: Structure an HTML Document Correctly

Using Developer Tools for HTML Inspection and Debugging

Make a web page more appealing with the help of media such as images, audio, and video. Work with structured tabular data in the form of tables.

Adding Images in HTML

Challenge: Work with Images

Working with Clickable Images, Captions, and Optimization

Understanding Vector and Raster Graphics

Embedding Audio for Rich Media

Adding Video Element

Challenge: Embed Audio and Video in HTML

Creating and Structuring Tables in HTML

Challenge: Design a Functional HTML Table

Explore the versatility of HTML forms. Learn to design intuitive and user-friendly forms by leveraging key concepts and techniques. Discover how forms enable user interaction and data submission on websites.

Introduction to HTML Forms

Fundamentals of Form Creation in HTML

Using Labels for Better Form Accessibility

Enhancing Forms with Input Attributes

Exploring Different Input Types in HTML

Challenge: Create Form with Inputs and Labels

Working with the Textarea Element for Multi-line Input

Using the Select Element for Dropdown Menus

Using the Datalist Element for Predefined Input Suggestions

Grouping Form Elements for Better Structure

Understand how CSS connects to HTML and how styles are applied through selectors. Apply colors, text styling, and hover effects to control visual presentation.

What CSS Is and Why It Matters

Connecting CSS to HTML

Selecting Elements in a Simple Way

Styling Text and Colors

Adding Hover Effects

Challenge: Style Your First Web Page

Improve typography using line height, spacing, font properties, and custom fonts. Control font families, weight, style, and size for better readability.

Text Formatting for Better Readability

Working with Fonts and Font Properties

Adding Custom Fonts

Challenge: Improve a Blog Article Design

Control layout structure using margin, padding, borders, and width properties. Understand box sizing behavior and element display types such as block, inline, and inline-block.

Understanding the Box Model in a Practical Way

Margin and Padding Made Simple

Box Sizing and Width Control

Display Property Block, Inline, and Inline Block

Challenge: Fix a Broken Layout

Control horizontal and vertical layouts using Flexbox properties. Adjust direction, alignment, and spacing to structure UI components.

Why Flexbox Exists

Controlling Direction

Justifying Content Horizontally

Aligning Items Vertically

Working with Flex Items

Challenge: Create a Shop Card Layout Using Flexbox

Challenge: Build a Vertical Blog Card with Flexbox

Enhance layouts using background colors, images, pseudo-elements, and shadows. Style visual components for depth and contrast.

Using Background Colors

Applying Background Images

Working with Images in CSS

Creating Effects with Decorative Pseudo-Elements

Adding Shadows for Depth

Challenge: Create a Modern Card Component

Get ready to launch our very first project! We're diving into the exciting world of important project concepts and components. Here, we'll make the magic happen by connecting with Flask, crafting our initial functional endpoints, and bringing our project to life with captivating templates and eye-catching static files.

Who This Course is For?

Start Project

Basic Flask Application

URL Routing

Templates Jinja2

Static Files

Here, you can enhance your application by adding a database. You'll get hands-on experience working with SQLAlchemy as you create an SQLite database tailored for development mode.

Get ready to dive into the world of ORM queries for databases and discover how to seamlessly integrate them into your project, allowing you to perform the full range of CRUD operations.

CRUD Operations

Read and Create Queries

Implement Create Functionality

Delete Query

Update Query

Implement Delete Functionality

Implement Update Functionality

Welcome to the world of web design! In this journey, you'll learn how to integrate Bootstrap styles into your project, instantly transforming it into an eye-catching masterpiece. Think of it as playing with digital Legos for programmers.

Dive into the world of web APIs with Flask, starting with the basics. You'll learn what APIs and REST APIs are, how to set up your project, configure your environment, and establish a GitHub SSH connection. This foundational knowledge will set you up for success.

Project Initialization

Environment Configuration and Dependency Management

Establish SSH Connection to GitHub

Explore the core of database handling with SQLAlchemy. You'll learn to create robust models and understand many-to-one, one-to-one, and many-to-many relationships. This section empowers you with the skills to structure complex databases for real-world applications.

SQLAlchemy Set Up

Create Models

Many-to-One Relationship

One-to-One Relationship

Many-to-Many Relationship

Unveil the power of Flask-Smorest and Marshmallow for managing web APIs and data serialization. You'll delve into JSON, schema handling, and the intricacies of data representation and validation, paving the way for advanced API development.

Introduction to Flask-Smorest

Introduction to Marshmallow

JSON Explanation

Schema Handling with Marshmallow

Master the art of creating and managing endpoints with Flask's Blueprints and MethodView. From setting up your first endpoints to exploring Flask-Migration and SQLite Studio, and utilizing tools like Postman and Insomnia, you'll craft scalable and maintainable web architectures.

Blueprints and MethodView Overview

Start with Blueprints and MethodViews

First Endpoint, Flask-Migration and SQLite Studio

Postman and Insomnia

Team Endpoints

User and Player Endpoints

Swagger UI

Secure your web APIs with JWT authentication. Learn to set up Flask-JWT-Extended, handle user registration, login, and logout processes, and implement permissions and security measures. By the end of this section, you'll be adept at protecting and testing your endpoints.

What is JWT?

Flask-JWT-Extended Set Up

Testing New Endpoints

Prepare your Flask project for deployment. This final leap covers the essentials: creating a requirements.txt, code formatting with Black and Flake8, and documenting your project with a README.md. You'll also master Git for version control and branch merging, readying you for a seamless project launch.

Enhancing Your App

Last Git Push

In this section, we'll explore the fundamental concepts of Docker - a powerful tool for managing containers. Understanding these concepts will help you gain a deeper insight into how Docker works and how to effectively utilize it in your software development and deployment processes.

What is Docker?

Containers, Dockerfile and Docker Commands

Docker Images

Installing the Docker Desktop

Docker Hub

This section will guide you step by step through the process of creating your first Dockerfiles - text files that contain instructions for automating the building of Docker images. You will learn how to create a Dockerfile for your application, including defining the base image, adding necessary components, configuring the environment, and installing dependencies.

How to use Python Image

Building and Running

Installing Libraries

Challenge 1: Requirements

The section titled "Docker for Flask Developers" offers an in-depth exploration of utilizing Docker for developing web applications based on the Flask framework for Python. In this section, you'll learn how to effectively use Docker to create, deploy, and manage Flask applications in an isolated and scalable container environment.

Preparing the Flask Project

Dockerignore File

Dockerfile for a simple Flask Project

Challenge 2: Docker and Flask

This section delves into Docker Compose, a tool designed to simplify the management of multi-container Docker applications. By utilizing Docker Compose, users can define and run multi-container Docker applications with ease, streamlining the process of container orchestration.

Users

Docker Compose

PostgreSQL Image

Challenge 3: Docker Compose

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