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.
Web Development
REST APIs
How to set up a server using AWS
Amazon Web Services is one of the most popular choices for cloud computing nowadays. It can be quite confusing though! In this blog post we'll learn how to provision a server that we can access using SSH.
Web Development
How to interact with REST APIs from JavaScript
Learn how to use JavaScript to interact with your REST APIs, using XMLHttpRequest and also fetch.
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
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!
Learn Python Programming
Why does scraping fail with requests and BeautifulSoup?
Do you have scraping code which works in some websites but not others, even though you're sure the method you're using to get data out of the site is correct? JavaScript could be the problem!