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Web App Development Made Simple with Streamlit

By : Rosario Moscato
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Web App Development Made Simple with Streamlit

By: Rosario Moscato

Overview of this book

This book is a comprehensive guide to the Streamlit open-source Python library and simplifying the process of creating web applications. Through hands-on guidance and realistic examples, you’ll progress from crafting simple to sophisticated web applications from scratch. This book covers everything from understanding Streamlit's central principles, modules, basic features, and widgets to advanced skills such as dealing with databases, hashes, sessions, and multipages. Starting with fundamental concepts like operation systems virtualization, IDEs, development environments, widgets, scripting, and the anatomy of web apps, the initial chapters set the groundwork. You’ll then apply this knowledge to develop some real web apps, gradually advancing to more complex apps, incorporating features like natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, dashboards with interactive charts, file uploading, and much more. The book concludes by delving into the implementation of advanced skills and deployment techniques. By the end of this book, you’ll have transformed into a proficient developer, equipped with advanced skills for handling databases, implementing secure login processes, managing session states, creating multipage applications, and seamlessly deploying them on the cloud.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
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1
Part 1: Getting Started with Streamlit
5
Part 2: Building a Basic Web App for Essential Streamlit Skills
10
Part 3: Developing Advanced Skills with a Covid-19 Detection Tool
15
Part 4: Advanced Techniques for Secure and Customizable Web Applications

What are customizable subdomains and what possibilities do they offer?

We have already deployed two applications on Streamlit Cloud: the NLP App and the COVID-19 Detection Tool. So, we are quite familiar with the process, and even how to solve problems arising due to big files or a need for unconventional libraries.

Upon deploying our application on Community Cloud, it is assigned an automatically generated subdomain, which is structured based on our GitHub repository. This subdomain, unique to our application, serves as a means to share the app with others. Nevertheless, the default subdomain can often be cumbersome and not particularly user-friendly. For instance, a subdomain such as the following may not be easily memorable:

https://streamlit-demo-self-driving-streamlit-app-8jya0g.streamlit.app

To enhance shareability and recognition, we have the option to establish a custom subdomain. This customization allows the subdomain to better represent the content of our app, our...