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Learning Flask Framework
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Learning Flask Framework

by Matthew Copperwaite, Charles Leifer
November 2015
Beginner
250 pages
5h 16m
English
Packt Publishing
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Installing Flask-Login

Flask-Login is a lightweight extension that handles logging users in and out of the site. From the project's documentation, Flask-Login will do the following:

  • Log users in and out of the site
  • Restrict views to the logged-in users
  • Manage cookies and the "remember me" functionality
  • Help protect user session cookies from being stolen

On the other hand, Flask-Login will not do the following:

  • Make any decisions about the storage of user accounts
  • Manage usernames, passwords, OpenIDs, or any other form of credentials
  • Handle tiered permissions or anything beyond logged in or logged out
  • Account registration, activation, or password reminders

The takeaway from these lists is that Flask-Login can best be thought of as a session manager. It simply ...

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