Flask Template

Overview:

The product is a development environment setup guide for a Flask-based web application. It provides step-by-step instructions for setting up the necessary prerequisites, cloning the repository, creating a virtual environment, installing required packages, setting up environment variables, and running the application.

Features:

• Prerequisites: Provides instructions for installing Python3, Pip, virtualenv, and git.
• Clone the repository: Guides the user on how to clone the repository of the Flask-based web application.
• Create a virtual environment: Explains how to create a virtual environment with Python 3 and activate it.
• Install required packages: Instructs the user on how to install the required Python packages from the provided requirements.txt file.
• Configuring secrets: Guides the user in creating a copy of the example configuration file and filling it with their secrets.
• Setting Flask environment variables: Provides instructions for setting the Flask environment variables on Unix, Windows CMD, and Windows PowerShell.
• Running the application: Gives tips and tricks on how to run code on application startup and how to run the application under Apache.

Summary:

The product is a detailed guide for setting up the development environment of a Flask-based web application. It provides step-by-step instructions for installing prerequisites, cloning the repository, creating a virtual environment, installing required packages, configuring secrets, setting Flask environment variables, and running the application. By following the guide, users can easily set up the development environment and start working on the Flask-based web application.