Flask Framework Cookbook - Second Edition

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In this recipe, we will explore a basic way of creating user roles, where an admin user can only perform actions they are entitled to.

Remember that this is just one way of implementing user roles. There are a number of better ways of doing this, but this one appears to be the best one to demonstrate the concept of creating user roles. One such method would be to create user groups and assign roles to the groups, rather than individual users. Another method can be the more complex policy-based user roles, which will include defining the roles according to complex business logic. This approach is usually employed by business systems such as ERP, CRM, and more.