Mastering Flask Web Development - Second Edition

Setting up SQLAlchemy

In order to go through the exercises in this chapter, you will need a running database, if you do not already have one. If you have never installed a database, or you do not have a preference, then SQLite is the best option for beginners, or if you want to quickly bootstrap a proof of concept.

SQLite is an SQL-embedded database engine that is fast, works without a server, and is entirely contained in one file. SQLite is also natively supported in Python, so if you choose to go with SQLite, an SQLite database will be automatically created for you during the exercise in the Our first model section.