Python Flask Web Application

A beginner-friendly web application built with Python and Flask to demonstrate web development concepts. This app serves a dynamic web page with interactive features and provides a JSON API endpoint for learning full-stack development fundamentals.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• pip (Python package installer)

Setup

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/new2code/python-web-application
   cd python-web-application

2. Create virtual environment

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

   Note: If you see a warning about upgrading pip, run:

   python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

4. Run the application

   python app.py

5. View in browser

   Open http://localhost:5000

Project Structure

python-web-application/
├── app.py              # Main Flask application
├── requirements.txt    # Python dependencies
├── templates/
│   └── index.html     # Home page template
└── static/
    ├── styles.css     # Stylesheet
    └── script.js      # JavaScript

Features

• Beginner-friendly Flask web server
• HTML templating with Jinja2
• Static file serving (CSS, JavaScript)
• JSON API endpoint
• Interactive frontend

Learn More

• Flask Documentation
• Python.org
• Jinja2 Templates