Flask-WTF Tutorial

Handle user input in your Flask app by creating forms with the Flask-WTForm library.

• Tutorial: https://hackersandslackers.com/flask-wtforms-forms/
• Demo: https://flaskwtf.hackersandslackers.app/ =

Getting Started

Get set up locally:

Installation

Get up and running with make deploy:

$ git clone https://github.com/hackersandslackers/flask-wtform-tutorial.git
$ cd flask-wtform-tutorial
$ make deploy

Environment Variables

Replace the values in .env.example with your values and rename this file to .env:

• FLASK_APP: Entry point of your application (should be wsgi.py).
• FLASK_ENV: The environment to run your app in (either development or production).
• SECRET_KEY: Randomly generated string of characters used to encrypt your app's data.

Remember never to commit secrets saved in .env files to Github.

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