1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,072 [MUSIC] 2 00:00:05,072 --> 00:00:06,450 Hi, I'm Kenneth. 3 00:00:06,450 --> 00:00:09,870 I know a lot of you are really interested in doing web development with Python. 4 00:00:09,870 --> 00:00:13,140 It just so happens that's where most of my Python experience is, 5 00:00:13,140 --> 00:00:15,890 so this should be a match made in heaven. 6 00:00:15,890 --> 00:00:18,260 Before we jump into bigger frameworks like Django or 7 00:00:18,260 --> 00:00:22,280 Pyramid, we should get comfortable with their smaller cousin, Flask. 8 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,329 Flask is a great little framework for building simpler web apps and 9 00:00:25,329 --> 00:00:26,427 prototypes in Python. 10 00:00:26,427 --> 00:00:30,590 It actually started out as an April Fool's joke by Armin Ronacher back in 2010. 11 00:00:30,590 --> 00:00:33,900 People were so in love with the tools that Armin's code gave them that he had to 12 00:00:33,900 --> 00:00:36,170 build and release a real framework. 13 00:00:36,170 --> 00:00:38,820 I doubt he'll ever do another April Fool's joke. 14 00:00:38,820 --> 00:00:42,530 Just because it started as a joke doesn't mean it's not a serious framework. 15 00:00:42,530 --> 00:00:45,060 Also, I keep using that word, framework. 16 00:00:45,060 --> 00:00:48,850 A framework is a collection of code that makes building something easier. 17 00:00:48,850 --> 00:00:52,130 In this case, Flask is a framework that makes building web apps simpler. 18 00:00:54,150 --> 00:00:57,280 Flask is solid and very capable, and has a very active and 19 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,110 vibrant community built around it. 20 00:00:59,110 --> 00:01:00,567 Using Flask, some plugins, and 21 00:01:00,567 --> 00:01:03,964 of course, standard Python, you should be able to build anything you want. 22 00:01:03,964 --> 00:01:05,266 [BLANK_AUDIO] 23 00:01:05,266 --> 00:01:07,918 If you're following along locally, you'll need to install Flask with pip. 24 00:01:07,918 --> 00:01:12,630 Flask is preinstalled on Workspaces, so I'll be using that for the entire course.