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Web App Development Made Simple with Streamlit

By : Rosario Moscato
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Web App Development Made Simple with Streamlit

By: Rosario Moscato

Overview of this book

This book is a comprehensive guide to the Streamlit open-source Python library and simplifying the process of creating web applications. Through hands-on guidance and realistic examples, you’ll progress from crafting simple to sophisticated web applications from scratch. This book covers everything from understanding Streamlit's central principles, modules, basic features, and widgets to advanced skills such as dealing with databases, hashes, sessions, and multipages. Starting with fundamental concepts like operation systems virtualization, IDEs, development environments, widgets, scripting, and the anatomy of web apps, the initial chapters set the groundwork. You’ll then apply this knowledge to develop some real web apps, gradually advancing to more complex apps, incorporating features like natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, dashboards with interactive charts, file uploading, and much more. The book concludes by delving into the implementation of advanced skills and deployment techniques. By the end of this book, you’ll have transformed into a proficient developer, equipped with advanced skills for handling databases, implementing secure login processes, managing session states, creating multipage applications, and seamlessly deploying them on the cloud.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1: Getting Started with Streamlit
5
Part 2: Building a Basic Web App for Essential Streamlit Skills
10
Part 3: Developing Advanced Skills with a Covid-19 Detection Tool
15
Part 4: Advanced Techniques for Secure and Customizable Web Applications

How to deploy web applications on the cloud

A web application lives on the web, and after the implementation of both the NLP app and the COVID-19 detection tool, we completed the deployment of both web apps on Streamlit Cloud.

Let’s recall why deploying web applications on the cloud is so important.

Deploying web applications on the cloud offers several significant advantages:

  • Global accessibility: Cloud-hosted applications are accessible from anywhere with an internet connection, enabling a broad user reach. Users can access your app without needing to install it locally.
  • Scalability: Cloud platforms can easily scale your application to handle increased traffic or demand. This means your app remains responsive even during traffic spikes.
  • Reliability and redundancy: Cloud providers offer high availability and redundancy, reducing the risk of downtime. Data is often backed up and replicated across multiple data centers.
  • Security: Cloud providers invest...