Python REST APIs With Flask, Connexion, and SQLAlchemy – Part 1

This repository holds the code for part one of the Real Python Python REST APIs With Flask, Connexion, and SQLAlchemy tutorial series.

Real Python Flask REST API – Part 1

You should first create a virtual environment:

$ python -m venv venv
$ source venv/bin/activate

Install the pinned dependencies from requirements.txt:

(venv) $ python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Then, navigate into the rp_flask_api/ folder and start the development web server:

(venv) $ cd rp_flask_api
(venv) $ python app.py

To see your home page, visit http://127.0.0.1:8000. You can find the Swagger UI API documentation on http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/ui.

Flask Starter

You can find the Flask Starter files in the flask_starter/ folder.

To use the Flask Starter, copy the flask_starter/ folder and rename it to your Flask project name. Open the terminal inside of your project folder, and create a virtual environment:

$ python -m venv venv
$ source venv/bin/activate

You can then install Flask with pip:

(venv) $ python -m pip install flask

You can start your Flask development server by running app.py as a script:

(venv) $ python app.py

To see your home page, visit http://127.0.0.1:8000.

Author

• Philipp Acsany, E-mail: philipp@realpython.com

License

Distributed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for more information.