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.
Flask
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.
Flask
Flashing messages with Flask
Learn how to temporarily show messages in your websites when using Flask, by using the built-in message flashing mechanism. It's flexible yet straightforward!
Flask
Handling the next URL when logging in with Flask
Learn how to redirect users to their intended destination after logging in, instead of a default "profile" page every time. Simple, but can have a big impact in user experience!
Flask
Protecting endpoints in Flask apps by requiring login
In this post we'll learn to prevent unauthorised logins to our Flask endpoints. We'll also look at decorators so that we can secure endpoints with a single line of code for each!
Flask
How to add user logins to your Flask website
Authentication (log in and sign up) can be tricky. In this blog post we'll guide you through adding it to a website or web app built entirely with Flask!
Flask
Simple JWT Authentication with Flask-JWT
Adding authentication in Flask applications can be really straightforward. Learn more about token-based authentication with Flask-JWT in this post.
Web Development
What is CORS and how to "fix" it
CORS is a security feature of browsers, but is configured in the server side. It is used to control requests coming in from different domains. Learn more in this post!
Flask
Token Authentication and Refreshing using Flask-JWT-Extended
JWTs are great for processing authentication in a REST API. How can you stop requiring users provide their username and password every time the token expires? Learn about token-based authentication and token refresh!
Learn Python Programming
Should I learn Flask or Django?
Flask and Django are two behemoths of Python web development. Which one should you learn?
Flask
Advanced configuration of Flask-JWT
Flask-JWT is a great library to add user authentication to our Flask apps. Sometimes we want to configure it past what it gives us out of the box. Learn how in this post!
Flask
Defining User Access Levels in Flask
Access levels can be a tricky thing—having users, moderators, and administrators. How can you handle allowing access only to certain things to certain people?