REST APIs How to deploy Flask and MongoDB to Render In this post we show you how to deploy your Flask and MongoDB app for free to Render.com and MongoDB Atlas.
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Flask User email confirmations with Flask-Security-Too Requiring user confirmation via email is traditionally not a simple thing to do. Flask extension Flask-Security-Too makes it much simpler.
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REST APIs New Free Course: FastAPI for Beginners We've finally published our latest course: FastAPI for Beginners. It's a free course to help you get started with FastAPI.
Learn Python Programming How to use pyenv to manage Python versions If you need to install multiple Python versions, going the ol' installer route isn't the best idea. In this article I show you how I manage multiple Python versions, using pyenv.
REST APIs Create JWTs using Python for Flask or FastAPI Learn how to create JWTs for authentication using either Flask or pure Python (for use in FastAPI and other frameworks).
Learn Python Programming How to run tasks periodically in Render.com Have you ever had to run some code every hour, or every day, or every week? In this article I'll show you how to set it up, to run in the cloud, very easily!
Learn Python Programming How to upload files to Backblaze B2 using Python If your web app handles user uploads, you need a place to store the files. This article shows you how to set up Backblaze B2, a cloud storage service, to store any uploaded files using Python.
REST APIs Exploring Python Task Queues: Celery and rq An overview of how task queues work and how to set up an rq task queue and background worker using Redis. With examples.
REST APIs How to deploy your first REST API with Flask for free Deploying a Flask app makes it available to everyone on the internet, so it's what you need to do to share your projects. In this post we'll show you how to do it using two different providers.
Flask How to handle file uploads with Flask Uploading files is tricky! In this post we show you two ways: a simple and a less simple, depending on your needs.
Learn Python Programming Time Complexity and BigO Notation explained with Python Understanding time complexity and BigO notation helps us write better and more efficient algorithms. In this post we explain the different time complexities with Python examples!
Learn Python Programming Python lists: remove() vs pop() To remove items from a list we can use remove() or pop(). They behave slightly differently, so let's take a look!
REST APIs Build your first REST API with Flask and PostgreSQL Learn to build a REST API to collect, aggregate, and serve temperature data using Flask and PostgreSQL!
Learn Python Programming The @property decorator in Python The property decorator allows us to define methods that act as attributes in Python classes. This simplifies using the objects, and extends what we can do when getting and setting attribute values.
Learn Python Programming How to simplify long if statements in Python When Python if statements grow, they become difficult to work with. Learn how to simplify them using match-case and dictionaries in this post!
Learn Python Programming Basics of Python a Beginner Should Know - Part 1 Learn some of the main building blocks of Python in this post! Including indentation, comments, operators, and conditionals.
REST APIs How to Add API Key Authentication to a Flask app Learn how to add API key authentication to your Flask apps using Flask-RESTful and SQLAlchemy.
Learn Python Programming Changes to async event loops in Python 3.10 Python 3.10 deprecated a frequently-used function in the asyncio library. In this post we explain what the new best practice is and how to change your code to use it.
Learn Python Programming Using "match...case" in Python 3.10 Learn about the new "match...case" syntax in Python 3.10, and how you can use it with a bunch of examples!
Learn Python Programming Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming in Python Object-Oriented Programming can be very confusing. In this post we explain it from the ground up, using examples, to show you how and when to use it.
Flask Build a blog platform with Flask: writing and showing posts Part 1 of this series to guide you through building a blog using Flask and Python! In this post you'll learn how to start your Flask app, set up a database, and create posts.
Learn Python Programming Dictionary Merge and Update Operators in Python 3.9 Python 3.9 introduced two new operators for dictionary merging and updating. Learn more about them, as well as other places where you can use them!
