| Tutorial | |
| ======== | |
| .. toctree:: | |
| :caption: Contents: | |
| :maxdepth: 1 | |
| layout | |
| factory | |
| database | |
| views | |
| templates | |
| static | |
| blog | |
| install | |
| tests | |
| deploy | |
| next | |
| This tutorial will walk you through creating a basic blog application | |
| called Flaskr. Users will be able to register, log in, create posts, | |
| and edit or delete their own posts. You will be able to package and | |
| install the application on other computers. | |
| .. image:: flaskr_index.png | |
| :align: center | |
| :class: screenshot | |
| :alt: screenshot of index page | |
| It's assumed that you're already familiar with Python. The `official | |
| tutorial`_ in the Python docs is a great way to learn or review first. | |
| .. _official tutorial: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/ | |
| While it's designed to give a good starting point, the tutorial doesn't | |
| cover all of Flask's features. Check out the :doc:`/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. In another | |
| project, you might decide to use :doc:`/extensions` or other libraries | |
| to make some tasks simpler. | |
| .. image:: flaskr_login.png | |
| :align: center | |
| :class: screenshot | |
| :alt: screenshot of login page | |
| Flask is flexible. It doesn't require you to use any particular project | |
| or code layout. However, when first starting, it's helpful to use a more | |
| structured approach. This means that the tutorial will require a bit of | |
| boilerplate up front, but it's done to avoid many common pitfalls that | |
| new developers encounter, and it creates a project that's easy to expand | |
| on. Once you become more comfortable with Flask, you can step out of | |
| this structure and take full advantage of Flask's flexibility. | |
| .. image:: flaskr_edit.png | |
| :align: center | |
| :class: screenshot | |
| :alt: screenshot of edit page | |
| :gh:`The tutorial project is available as an example in the Flask | |
| repository <examples/tutorial>`, if you want to compare your project | |
| with the final product as you follow the tutorial. | |
| Continue to :doc:`layout`. | |