Welcome to Flask — Flask Documentation (3.1.x)
Flask provides configuration and conventions, with sensible defaults, to get started. This section of the documentation explains the different parts of the Flask framework and how they can be used, …
Quickstart — Flask Documentation (3.1.x)
Flask provides a really simple way to give feedback to a user with the flashing system. The flashing system basically makes it possible to record a message at the end of a request and access it on the …
Installation — Flask Documentation (3.1.x)
Flask is now installed. Check out the Quickstart or go to the Documentation Overview.
Tutorial — Flask Documentation (3.1.x)
Check out the 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.
Project Layout — Flask Documentation (3.1.x)
Then follow the installation instructions to set up a Python virtual environment and install Flask for your project. The tutorial will assume you’re working from the flask-tutorial directory from now on.
API — Flask Documentation (3.1.x)
Flask parses incoming request data for you and gives you access to it through that global object. Internally Flask makes sure that you always get the correct data for the active thread if you are in a …
Using async and await — Flask Documentation (3.1.x)
Traditional Flask views will still be appropriate for most use cases, but Flask’s async support enables writing and using code that wasn’t possible natively before.
Application Structure and Lifecycle — Flask Documentation (3.1.x)
The first step in creating a Flask application is creating the application object. Each Flask application is an instance of the Flask class, which collects all configuration, extensions, and views.
Define and Access the Database — Flask Documentation (3.1.x)
Initialize the Database File ¶ Now that init-db has been registered with the app, it can be called using the flask command, similar to the run command from the previous page.
SQLAlchemy in Flask — Flask Documentation (3.1.x)
Because SQLAlchemy is a common database abstraction layer and object relational mapper that requires a little bit of configuration effort, there is a Flask extension that handles that for you.