Python Flask for Beginners: Build a CRUD web app using Flask

Understand how the client and server communicate over the internet, including domain names, IP addresses, DNS lookups, and how a Flask app handles requests and responses.

Install python 3.6 on Windows, set up Atom and MySQL server, create and activate a virtual environment, install Flask, and run a hello world Flask app on localhost:5000 to verify.

Install Python on Mac, install Atom editor, install MySQL, set up a virtual environment, install Flask, and run your first Flask app on localhost:5000 with hello world.

Set up the Linux development environment by installing Python 3.6, MySQL, and a virtual environment on Ubuntu 17, then install Flask and run a basic app to verify.

Learn the basic structure of a flask app through the app.py file, creating an app object, and defining an index endpoint on localhost:5000.

Learn how to render html templates in a flask app by creating a templates directory, adding index.html and about.html, and using render_template to replace inline text.

learn to render dynamic data with the jinja template engine in Flask by passing a fruits list from server to templates and using for and if statements to display them.

Learn how to create reusable layouts with Jinja template inheritance in Flask by building a base template, using blocks and extends, and rendering dynamic content with data, loops, and conditions.

Install and enable bootstrap in a Flask app with flask-bootstrap, then build bootstrap-enabled templates that extend the bootstrap base and use content and title blocks for styled pages.

Learn why databases power apps and how to use MySQL for a basic CRUD web app. Create databases, tables, and perform insert, select, update, and delete operations with practical examples.

Learn to connect a Flask app to MySQL using flask-mysqldb, store configuration in a YAML file with PyYAML, and perform basic create and read operations (insert and fetch).

Explore http verbs in flask, including get and post for basic CRUD, with mentions of put, patch, and delete; learn to handle form data via request.form and multi-method routes.

Explore HTTP status codes in Flask, including 200 and 201 successes, 4xx client errors like 404, and 5xx server errors, with custom error handlers.

Build a Flask-based mini project that submits a name and age from a web form to an employee database, inserts records, and displays them via templates.

Learn to use Flask sessions to store a username on the server across requests, and set a secret key to protect and access this data in templates.

Hash passwords before storing them in the database using Flask and Werkzeug's security module, with generate_password_hash. Use check_password_hash to verify passwords securely, preventing exposure if the database is compromised.

Add a Bootstrap navigation bar to a Flask app by creating a partial nav bar, including it in templates, and linking the home and employees routes for easy navigation.

Learn to flash messages in Flask to confirm form submissions, render them via templates with get_flashed_messages, and style alerts using Bootstrap's success and danger classes.