Web API Development with Flask

Regardless of the platform, you will need to build APIs to serve data between different client applications and endpoints. Good APIs are a necessity for web and mobile projects, especially with the modern, mobile-first approach to development. This course provides the essential knowledge needed to enable highly interrelated interactions between applications through the RESTful web APIs. Follow along with Gergo Bogdan and learn how to build and structure an efficient web API that can be used by any client application accessing it over HTTP using Flask, the Python microframework. Find out how to implement CRUD operations using SQLAlchemy and MySQL as the data store. Get an understanding of how REST works relative to APIs, and learn how to test the APIs written in Python with the support of Flask. Explore token-based authentication and find out how to store passwords securely in your database. Along the way, Gergo introduces best practices and design guidelines when building large applications. Note: Web API Development with Flask was created by Packt Publishing. We are pleased to host this training in our library.