Note: This assumes you have a Postgresql installation already and that all environment variables (eg. S3_KEY / S3_SECRET) are set!
Assumes you are working with python 3 (otherwise replace all instances of python with python3 below).
- Install a python 3.6 virtualenv:
python -m venv flask_venv - Activate venv:
flask_venv\Scripts\activate - Install dependencies:
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt - Create database with postgres:
createdb watermelon_dev - Update the database with the migrations:
python manage.py upgrade - Launch the app:
python app.py - Start uploading using:
python upload_example.pyin a separate console.
It's important that migrations are kept consistent, so that there is a consistent database. When you are updating things in models.py ensure that:
- A migration file is generated:
python manage.py migrate - The migration is applied:
python manage.py upgrade - A git commit and upload is performed BEFORE going on with more work: eg.
git commit -m "Added spectrometer reading column to results table.