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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)
Free Chapter
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

Python libraries for web applications (Flask and Django)

Here’s an overview of some popular Python libraries for building web applications:

  • Flask: A lightweight and flexible web framework. It’s great for building small to mid-sized apps. Some of its main features are as follows:
    • It has a minimal and intuitive core that can be easily extended. This makes it suitable for anyone looking to create web applications.
    • It supports extensions and integrates with many Python libraries. This allows you to easily expand its functionality.
    • It has built-in support for routing, templates, file uploading, and more, which means it’s quite easy to build APIs and render HTML templates.
    • It’s suited for both small and large-scale projects. Many big companies such as Airbnb and Pinterest use Flask.

    Let’s look at some situations when we should use Flask:

    • Building a small to mid-sized website or web app
    • When we need more flexibility and control than what a microframework...