April 2018
Beginner to intermediate
440 pages
11h 36m
English
Python has always had strong internet capabilities. The standard library includes models for HTTP processing, STMP messages, and URL requests. Thousands of third-party modules have been written to extend or improve the built-in web functionality. Over time, a few modules coalesced into Python web frameworks—code libraries written to manage the creation and maintenance of complex and dynamic websites.
To better understand how to use a Python web framework and how to add geospatial capabilities, we'll implement the Flask Model View Controller (MVC) framework. A pure Python web framework, Flask can be combined with SQLAlchemy, GeoAlchemy2, and the Jinja2 HTML template system to create geospatially-enabled web pages.
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