In most cases, you will just need a computer system with an average configuration to run the code in this book. Usually, any OS will do, but Linux and macOS are preferred over Windows.

It is assumed that you have some knowledge of Python. It would be useful to have some knowledge of Python 3 beforehand, or at least Python 3 should be installed on the machine on which the code samples from this book are being used.

Please refer to the references and links provided in the book to learn more about the libraries and tools used.

Do not copy and paste code from the book, as there can be formatting issues. It is always advisable to type in the code manually as it will prevent unnecessary issues and facilitate better learning.

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The code bundle is also available on https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Flask-Framework-Cookbook-Second-Edition.

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We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://static.packt-cdn.com/downloads/9781789951295_ColorImages.pdf.

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "In Flask, a configuration is done on an attribute named config of the Flask object."

A block of code is set as follows:

from flask import Flask 
app = Flask(__name__) 
 
@app.route('/') 
def hello_world(): 
    return 'Hello to the World of Flask!' 
 
if __name__ == '__main__': 
    app.run() 

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

from flask_wtf.file import FileField, FileRequired 
 
class Product(db.Model): 
    image_path = db.Column(db.String(255)) 
 
    def __init__(self, name, price, category, image_path): 
        self.image_path = image_path 
 
class ProductForm(NameForm): 
 image = FileField('Product Image', validators=[FileRequired()]) 

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

  $ pip3 install Flask

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "It can also handle the Remember me feature, account recovery features, and so on."