Flask is a micro web framework written in Python. It is classified as a microframework because it does not require particular tools or libraries. It has no database abstraction layer, form validation, or any other components where pre-existing third-party libraries provide common functions.
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Updating System Packages
It is recommended that you update the system to the latest packages before beginning any major installations. Issue the command below:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Step 1: Python 3 and venv
First, verify that Python 3 is installed on your system by issuing the command below:
python3 -V
Next, install the python3-venv package that provides the venv module using the following command:
sudo apt install python3-venv
If you don't have Python3 installed, check our guide on installing Python3 on Debian.
Step 2: Create a Virtual Environment
Create a directory where we would store our Python 3 virtual environments. Note that the user must have read and write permissions to the directory.
Next, create a new directory for our Flask application and navigate into it:
mkdir cloudwaferlabs_flask_app
cd cloudwaferlabs_flask_app
Next, issue the command below to create our new virtual environment:
python3 -m venv venv
venv contains a copy of the Python binary, the Pip package manager, the standard Python library and other supporting files. Next, activate it by running the activate script:
source venv/bin/activate
Next, issue the command below to install Flask:
pip install flask
You can read more on Flask from the official Documentation and the Quickstart