Flask Framework Cookbook - Second Edition

Preface

In the five years since the first edition of this book was published, I have received numerous emails, letters, and feedback messages from readers appreciating or criticizing the book, and suggesting how it could be improved and updated. The technology itself has changed quite a bit in the meantime: Python 3 has taken the mainstream and Python 2 is on the path to being phased out. Flask released their first major version, version 1.0, in April 2018. Many libraries and packages became obsolete or unmaintained, while new libraries and packages evolved as substitutes or accessories. Alongside all this, a huge shift took place in application deployment and management architecture design, with scalability being the foremost concern. ...