Intermediate Flask: APIs & User Authentication

This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Take your Flask skills to the next level with this course focused on APIs and user authentication. You will gain hands-on experience building advanced Flask applications by creating member APIs, integrating Flask-SQLAlchemy for database management, and securing your API endpoints with authentication. You'll also learn how to deploy your app to platforms like Python Anywhere for public access. By the end, you'll be able to build robust, scalable web applications that securely manage user data and handle various requests. This course delves deep into Flask-SQLAlchemy, exploring database creation, data manipulation, and the setup of complex relationships, including one-to-many and many-to-many. You'll also focus on building APIs that allow users to create, retrieve, update, and delete data. With Flask-WTF and Flask-Bootstrap, you'll handle dynamic forms and enhance the front-end design of your application, making it more user-friendly. This is a project-based learning course, and each section introduces you to new challenges that build on each other. Ideal for developers with foundational Flask knowledge, this course is perfect for those looking to develop more complex applications and secure them with user authentication features. The course is designed for intermediate learners who already have some Python and Flask experience, but beginners with a solid understanding of Python may also benefit. By the end of the course, you will be able to build fully functional APIs, handle user authentication, and manage databases effectively in Flask applications. By the end of the course, you will be able to develop and deploy APIs with Flask, implement advanced authentication techniques, manage databases using Flask-SQLAlchemy, and integrate dynamic forms in your applications.