FlaskRestAPI_PY_Starter

Setup:

1. Download and extract zip file, open in VS Code.

2. Create your own Github repo with a Python gitignore and your own README, push the code up. Be sure not to upload this README to your own repo.

3. Create a MySQL Database with an appropriate name

4. Change the password and db_name in the .env file to your MySQL password and the database you just created.

• NOTE: Some special characters in the password (especially @ and /) must be url escaped. For a @, use %40. For a /, use %2F

5. Create your virtual environment with:

• pipenv install
• pipenv shell
• Once the venv is created, you can start the app at any time with flask run

6. Create your database model(s) in app.py with the required properties, then run

• flask db init (Creates tables)
• flask db migrate -m "Init" (Creates migration)
• flask db upgrade (Runs migration)

5. Create Marshmallow Schemas in app.py

6. Continue on to create Resource classes and Routes, making sure to test each in Postman!