How to Create a Simple and Practical API with Python and Flask
Last Updated on April 19, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): James Asher
Originally published on Towards AI.
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Flask is my favourite Python web framework by far. It’s often described as a micro-framework for its bare-bones style — a style I really appreciate. It’s scalable and simple. It has great documentation and can be used for a wide variety of applications.
I’m going to assume that you have Python installed already and that you have set up a working environment (if you haven't — just do it and stop being that person).
Once you’re in your desired environment and working directory then you simply have to install Flask as below.
Pip install Flask
Once you’ve installed Flask,… Read the full blog for free on Medium.
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