Flask

I am a life-long learner. This means I always have some kind of learning project in the works. And I find learning python and other technologies through online video tutorials to be one of the best ways for me to learn new topics. Here are some of things I try to do in order to make the learning stick. First off, I have gotten books before and I find it very hard to stick with them and work through all their exercises. Now, If I’m going through that kind of training with a group of people, it makes it a little easier and keeps me motivated (kind of like being in a school classroom). But, otherwise, technical books have not been my best tools. ...

If you are trying to learn Flask, then you have probably encountered the “Flask Mega-Tutorial” by Miguel Grinberg. If not, do yourself a favor and go check it out immediately. It will take some time to work through it. Don’t just try to read it, you must work through it. The lessons you will learn in doing a deep dive into the code exceed what the code does. Here is a sample screen shot of the tutorial site after Chapter IX: ...

My book website tracks the books I read each year. The original site was written in PHP and now I’m in the process of rewriting it in Python with Flask and SQLAlchemy using Jinja2 templates. In my HTML template, I want to print the books for the most recent year at the top. Then print each book alphabetically by title. Then repeat for subsequent years. It should be something like this. ...