This is a no-frills Flask project starter that allows you to use Tailwind without Node.

Clone this repository

By using git via command line: git clone https://github.com/dentonzh/flask-tailwind-no-node.git Or by downloading the zip

Download Tailwind's standalone CLI

Select the correct executable from the list of exectuables (under "Assets") based on your OS and architecture.

Rename this executable to tailwindcss.

If on Linux or Mac, run chmod +x tailwindcss to make tailwindcss executable.

Set up virtualenv and install dependencies

Via command line: python -m venv path/to/new/virtual/environment Followed by this command: pip install -r requirements.txt

Run your project in debug mode

Via command line: flask run --debug

Note that app/__init__.py contains code that runs the tailwindcss executable. When you make changes to any of the templates in app/templates, tailwindcss will automatically compile a new output.css file.

Minify output.css for production

To minify your output.css for production, run this command:

./tailwindcss -i app/static/css/input.css -o app/static/css/output.css --minify