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:

• SECRET_KEY: Randomly generated string of characters used to encrypt your app's data.
• FLASK_DEBUG: Whether to run Flask in "debug" mode (either True or False).

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

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